Iresine diffusa

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Iresine diffusa
Iresine diffusa 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Iresine
Species:
I. diffusa
Binomial name
Iresine diffusa
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Iresine diffusa, or Juba's bush,[1] is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae.

Appearance[]

Herb 1–2 m, stem a little grooved, nodes jointed. Leaves opp, 14 x 7 cm, edge smooth. Flowers minute, greenish-white, panicle 40 cm long, male more open, female compact, 1 mm. Seed 0.5 mm.[2]

Folk use[]

It is used to treat ovary inflammation in Peru.[3]

Chemistry[]

Drimenes in aerial parts.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ conabio
  3. ^ [Bussman, J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:30 2010 PMID 21040536 http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/6//30].
  4. ^ [Rios, Magn Reson Chem 43:339 2005 PMID 15674810].

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