Baccharis trimera
(Less.) DC.
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Description
A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-50 cm tall.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to make a tea.
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Medicinal Uses
It has antidiabetic potential.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Uruguay,
Notes
It has antidiabetic potential.
Also Known As
Bacanta, Cacalia-amara, Carqueja-verdadeira, Vassoura
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 113
- Kinupp, V. F., 2007, Plantas alimenticias nao-convencionais da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil p 64
