Achyrocline saturejoides
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Achyrocline |
Species: | A. satureioides
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Achyrocline satureioides, commonly known as macela or marcela, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America, from Argentina to Colombia to Guyana.[1] A semi-annual herbaceous plant reaching about a meter tall, it has simple, narrow green leaves with serrated edges. It produces yellow flowers in racemes around Easter.[2]
Uses
It is used as the
The species' extract, which contains
A. satureioides could also have effects on rat pregnancy. The rats had reduced delivery index and neonatal survival after being supplemented with
It is also used extensively in South Portugal, in bonfires during popular celebrations where people enjoyed the smell of burnt marcela and chorizos... when unavailable, people would simply open shellfish in the fire pit, eat them with a bit of lemon and make traditional constructions from the leftover shells, an art passed throughout multiple generations.[7]
The plant, or sometimes just the flowers, are used to make tea. The heads of the flowers are used to make medicinal wines and bitters. The flowers are also crushed up and put in a pillow to help sleep.[8]
References
- ^ "Achyrocline satureioides - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ "Macela (Achyrocline Satureioides) 🏡 Gardening". Online Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ISSN 0926-6690.
- ^ PMID 29093434.
- PMID 26101767.
- PMID 32757241.
- ^ "Tradicionais Fogueiras e dos Santos Populares".
- ^ "Achyrocline satureioides - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
External links
- Achyrocline satureioides (in Portuguese)