Biology:Pfaffia glomerata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Pfaffia |
| Species: | P. glomerata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Troels Myndel Pedersen (es)
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Alternanthera glauca | |
Pfaffia glomerata is a medicinal plant[2] native to Argentina,[3] Bolivia.[4] Cerrado, and Pantanal in Brazil.[5]
Pfaffia glomerata is considered an aphrodisiac, potentially due to the presence of β-ecdysone in its roots. This steroid is thought to influence libido.[5]
Pfaffia glomerata contains gallic acid, pfaffic acid, glomeric acid, oleanolic acid, saponins, anthraquinones, tannins, flavonoids, rubrosterone, and ecdysterone, in addition to primary metabolites such as inulin-type fructans and fructooligosaccharides.[5]
References
- ↑ Pfaffia glomerata at (in Spanish) Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad
- ↑ "Psychopharmacological assessment of Pfaffia glomerata roots (extract BNT-08) in rodents". Phytother Res 18 (7): 566–72. July 2004. doi:10.1002/ptr.1500. PMID 15305318.
- ↑ Pfaffia glomerata at Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad
- ↑ Pfaffia stenophylla at Bolivia Checklist on www.eFloras.org
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cotrim Ribeiro, Susana Tavares; Gancedo, Naiara Cássia; Braz de Oliveira, Arildo José; Correia Gonçalves, Regina Aparecida (June 2024). "A comprehensive review of Pfaffia glomerata botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activities, and biotechnology" (in en). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 328. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2024.118003. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378874124003027.
Wikidata ☰ Q9058936 entry
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