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Eupatorium buniifolium Hook. ex Hook. & Arn.

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America Vol. 2

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Eupatorium buniifolium Hook. ex Hook. & Arn. (Asteraceae) is an aromatic and medicinal plant. Its area is spreading from the Southern parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to the northern and central parts of Argentina. It is known as “chilca negra”, “romerillo”, “chilca”, “chirca”, “romero colorado”. The infusion of leaves and stems is used as a digestive for stomachache, against diarrhea and for liver inflammation. Some studies have confirmed the digestive, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of this plant. The main chemical components responsible for its known biological activities have been identified as flavonoids. From E. buiniifolium leaves also an essential oil has been obtained that is useful due to its potential insecticidal, antifungal and varroacide activities, both by direct contact and their vapors against the tested organisms. The essential oil has been demonstrated to be bioactive against the Chagas’ disease vector Triatoma infestans.

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Eupatorium buniifolium. Plant (Zuloaga 9497, SI). Branches (Zuloaga 14,568, SI). Capitula (Zuloaga 14,568, SI). Photos: Fernando O. Zuloaga, courtesy Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (CONICET - ANCEFN)

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  1. Laboratorio de Biotecnología de Aromas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Daniel Lorenzo, Daniel Paz & Eduardo Dellacassa

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    Philip Davies & José Villamil

  3. Espacio de Ciencia y Tecnología Química, Centro Universitario de Tacuarembó, Universidad de la República, Tacuarembó, Uruguay

    Manuel Minteguiaga

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Lorenzo, D., Paz, D., Davies, P., Villamil, J., Minteguiaga, M., Dellacassa, E. (2021). Eupatorium buniifolium Hook. ex Hook. & Arn.. In: Máthé, Á., Bandoni, A. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America Vol. 2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62818-5_15

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