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]
| 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 | |
Medicinal uses edit
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 edit
List of Aspilia species:[5]
- Aspilia africana
- Aspilia albuquerquei
- Aspilia andrade-limae
- Aspilia angolensis
- Aspilia angustifolia
- Aspilia aristata
- Aspilia attenuata
- Aspilia aurantiaca
- Aspilia baumii
- Aspilia belo-horizontinae
- Aspilia bipartita
- Aspilia bojeri
- Aspilia buphthalmiflora
- Aspilia bussei
- Aspilia cachimboensis
- Aspilia camporum
- Aspilia cardenasii
- Aspilia caudata
- Aspilia chevalieri
- Aspilia clausseniana
- Aspilia cordifolia
- Aspilia cylindrocephala
- Aspilia diamantinae
- Aspilia diffusiflora
- Aspilia diniz-cruziana
- Aspilia discolor
- Aspilia duarteana
- Aspilia eckendorffii
- Aspilia eenii
- Aspilia eglerii
- Aspilia elata
- Aspilia elegans
- Aspilia erosa
- Aspilia espinhacensis
- Aspilia fischeri
- Aspilia floribunda
- Aspilia foliacea
- Aspilia foliosa
- Aspilia fruticosa
- Aspilia glaziovii
- Aspilia grazielae
- Aspilia hassleriana
- Aspilia hatschbachii
- Aspilia helianthoides
- Aspilia heringeriana
- Aspilia ioletae
- Aspilia jelskii
- Aspilia jolyana
- Aspilia jugata
- Aspilia kotschyi
- Aspilia kunthiana
- Aspilia laevissima
- Aspilia latifolia
- Aspilia latissima
- Aspilia leucanthema
- Aspilia leucoglossa
- Aspilia linearis
- Aspilia macrorrhiza
- Aspilia malaissei
- Aspilia matogrossensis
- Aspilia mendoncae
- Aspilia mildbraedii
- Aspilia minima
- Aspilia montevidensis
- Aspilia mossambicensis
- Aspilia natalensis
- Aspilia noneaefolia
- Aspilia ovalifolia
- Aspilia paludosa
- Aspilia pascalioides
- Aspilia phyllostachya
- Aspilia platyphylla
- Aspilia pluriseta
- Aspilia podophylla
- Aspilia pohlii
- Aspilia procumbens
- Aspilia prostrata
- Aspilia pseudoyedaea
- Aspilia reflexa
- Aspilia reticulata
- Aspilia riedelii
- Aspilia rudis
- Aspilia rugulosa
- Aspilia sahariensis
- Aspilia serrulata
- Aspilia silphioides
- Aspilia squarrosa
- Aspilia stenophylla
- Aspilia subpandurata
- Aspilia subpetiolata
- Aspilia subscandens
- Aspilia trichodesmoides
- Aspilia triplinervia
- Aspilia warmingii
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ Raffaele Paul "Among the Great Apes",Harper, 2010 p98
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