Aspilia

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Aspilia
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Aspilia foliacea
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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.
Synonyms [1]
  • CoronocarpusSchumach.
  • DipterothecaSch.Bip. ex Hochst.
  • HarpephoraEndl.
  • MenotricheSteetz
  • WirtgeniaSch.Bip.

Aspilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] [4] Aspilia is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, and tropical South America. [5] [1] Some authors have merged this genus with Wedelia , but others maintain that more study is required. [6]

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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. [7] 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. [8] Aspilia is hypothesized to be used as herbal medicine by some chimpanzees. [9] [10]

Species

63 species are currently accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aspilia Thouars". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 12
  3. ↑ Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Aspilia Thouars
  5. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Accessed
  6. ↑ Tadessa, Mesfin. 1999. New combinations, varieties, and synonyms in African Compositae. Compositae Newsletter 33:23-32.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 7 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/24
  9. ↑ "8_1 Chimpanzee Medicine Chest". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  10. ↑ Raffaele Paul "Among the Great Apes",Harper, 2010 p98
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