Hebanthe eriantha

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Suma
Hebanthe eriantha as Hebanthe paniculata.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Hebanthe
Species:
H. eriantha
Binomial name
Hebanthe eriantha
(Poir.) Pedersen
Synonyms
  • Gomphrena eriantha (Poir.) Moq.
  • Gomphrena paniculata (Mart.) Moq.
  • Hebanthe paniculata Mart.
  • Iresine erianthos Poir.
  • Iresine paniculata (Mart.) Spreng.
  • Iresine tenuis Suess.
  • Pfaffia eriantha (Poir.) Kuntze
  • Pfaffia paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Xeraea paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze

Hebanthe eriantha (Pfaffia paniculata, suma, or Brazilian ginseng) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae.

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.[1] The indigenous peoples of the Amazon region have used suma root for generations for a wide variety of health purposes, including as a general tonic; as an energy, rejuvenating, and sexual tonic; a calming agent; to treat ulcers; and as a cure-all for at least 300 years.[2]

The root contains phytochemicals including saponins (),[3] , beta-ecdysterone, glycosides, and .[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Leslie Taylor (2005). "The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs". Tropical Plants Database.
  3. ^ "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
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