Biology:Aspilia
| Aspilia | |
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| Aspilia foliacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Aspilia Thouars |
| Type species | |
| Aspilia thouarsii DC.
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Aspilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3] Some authors have merged this genus with Wedelia, but others maintain that more study is required.[4] Aspilia is native to Africa, Madagascar , and Latin America.[5]
Medicinal uses
Historically, Aspilia africana was used in Mbaise and most Igbo speaking parts of Nigeria to prevent conception, suggesting potential contraceptive and anti-fertility properties.[6] Leaf extract and fractions of A. africana effectively arrested bleeding from fresh wounds, inhibited microbial growth of known wound contaminants and accelerated wound healing process.[7] Aspilia is hypothesized to be used as herbal medicine by some chimpanzees.[8][9]
Species
List of Aspilia species:[5]
References
- ↑ Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 12
- ↑ Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
- ↑ Tropicos, Aspilia Thouars
- ↑ Tadessa, Mesfin. 1999. New combinations, varieties, and synonyms in African Compositae. Compositae Newsletter 33:23-32.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Accessed
- ↑ Oluyemi Kayode A.; Okwuonu Uche C.; Baxter D. Grillo & Oyesola Tolulope, O.,"Toxic Effects of Methanolic Extract of Aspilia africana Leaf on the Estrous Cycle and Uterine Tissues of Wistar Rats" Int. J. Morphol., 25(3):609-614, 2007.
- ↑ BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 7 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/24
- ↑ "8_1 Chimpanzee Medicine Chest". http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_1%20Chimpanzee%20Medicine%20Chest.htm.
- ↑ Raffaele Paul "Among the Great Apes",Harper, 2010 p98
Wikidata ☰ Q4808067 entry
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