Chuquiraga spinosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chuquiraga |
| Species: | C. spinosa
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Chuquiraga spinosa, common name huamanpinta in Spanish, is a
Taxonomy
Chuquiraga spinosa was described by Christian Friedrich Lessing and published in Linnaea 5: 259, in 1830.[2]
Economic and cultural importance
It is used in traditional medicine in Peru as a cleanser, a diuretic, and to treat kidney, liver, and prostate inflammation.[3][4]
Secondary metabolites
The presence of phenolic acids, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, tannins, and steroids has been identified in the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of the plant.[5]
Scientific studies
In vitro studies in 2005 in Lima have determined the antioxidant properties of 53 ethanolic extracts of 40 plants used in traditional Peruvian medicine from different parts of the plants (root, flowers, stems, leaves, bark). The antioxidant activity of 21 of the extracts was demonstrated, including that of C. spinosa.
References
- ^ "Chuquiraga spinosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Garcke, August; Schlechtendal, D.F.L. von (1830). Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange (in Latin). Vol. Bd.5 (1830). Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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De-la-Cruz, Horacio; Vilcapoma, Graciela; Zevallos, Percy A. (May 2007). "Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Andean people of Canta, Lima, Peru". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 111 (2): 284–294. PMID 17215096. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Huamantupa, Isau; Cuba, Magaly; Urrunaga, Rosa; Paz, Elías; Ananya, Nelson; Callalli, Myrthia; Pallqui, Nadir; Coasaca, Hozmary (December 2011). "Riqueza, uso y origen de plantas medicinales expendidas en los mercados de la ciudad del Cusco". Revista Peruana de Biología (in Spanish). 18 (3): 283–292. .
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Arroyo-Acevedo, Jorge; Herrera-Calderón, Oscar; Chávez-Asmat, Roberto; Anampa-Guzmán, Andrea; Chumpitaz-Cerrate, Víctor; Enciso-Roca, Edwin (June 2017). "Protective effect of Chuquiraga spinosa extract on N-methyl-nitrosourea (NMU) induced prostate cancer in rats". Prostate International. 5 (2): 47–52. PMID 28593166.
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Lock, O.; Castillo, P.; Doroteo, V.; Rojas, R. (February 2005). "Antioxidant Activity In Vitro of Selected Peruvian Medicinal Plants". Acta Horticulturae (675): 103–106. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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Casado, Raquel; Landa, Amaya; Calvo, Javier; García-Mina, José María; Marston, Andrew; Hostettmann, Kurt; Calvo, María Isabel (June 2011). "Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antifungal activity of Chuquiraga spinosa". Pharmaceutical Biology. 49 (6): 620–626. PMID 21554005.
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