Hebanthe erianthos

Hebanthe erianthos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Hebanthe
Species:	H. erianthos
Binomial name
Hebanthe erianthos (Poir.) Pedersen
Synonyms [1]
Celosia erianthaVahl ex Moq. Gomphrena erianthos(Poir.) Moq. Gomphrena paniculata(Mart.) Moq. Gomphrena paniculataf. ovatifolia Heimerl Hebanthe paniculataMart. Hebanthe paniculataf. ovatifolia (Heimerl) Borsch & Pedersen Hebanthe virgataMart. Iresine erianthosPoir. Iresine paniculata(Mart.) Spreng. Iresine tenuisSuess. Iresine virgataSpreng. Pfaffia erianthos(Poir.) Kuntze Pfaffia laurifoliaChodat Pfaffia paniculata(Mart.) Kuntze Pfaffia paniculataf. lanceolata R.E.Fr. Pfaffia paraguayensisChodat Xeraea paniculata(Mart.) Kuntze

Hebanthe erianthos (many synonyms, including Iresine erianthos and Pfaffia paniculata), ^[1] known as suma or Brazilian ginseng, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. The specific epithet is also spelt "eriantha", although the basionym is Iresine erianthos. ^[2]

The root of this rambling ground vine found in South America is used traditionally as a medicine and tonic. Nicknamed "para tudo" in Brasil, which means "for everything", suma is a traditional herbal medicine. ^[3]

The root contains phytochemicals including saponins (pfaffosides). ^[4]

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

References

1. "Hebanthe erianthos (Poir.) Pedersen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
2. "Hebanthe erianthe (Poir.) Pedersen". The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2022-04-10.
3. Vieira, Roberto F. (1999) Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Brazil. p. 152–159. In: J. Janick (ed.), Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.
4. "Triterpenoids from Brazilian Ginseng, Pfaffia paniculata" Jing Li, Atul N. Jadhav, Ikhlas A. Khan Tropical Plant Database Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine