Chuquiraga spinosa

Chuquiraga spinosa, common name huamanpinta in Spanish, is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae. Native to Perú and Bolivia, it is used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Chuquiraga spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chuquiraga
Species:
C. spinosa
Binomial name
Chuquiraga spinosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Chuquiraga rotundifolia Wedd.
  • Chuquiraga spinosa var. spinosa
  • Chuquiraga spinosa subsp. spinosa

Taxonomy

Chuquiraga spinosa was described by Christian Friedrich Lessing and published in Linnaea 5: 259, in 1830.[2]

Economic and cultural importance

It is used in traditional medicine in Peru as a cleanser, a diuretic, and to treat kidney, liver, and prostate inflammation.[3][4]

Secondary metabolites

The presence of phenolic acids, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, tannins, and steroids has been identified in the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of the plant.[5]

Scientific studies

In vitro studies in 2005 in Lima have determined the antioxidant properties of 53 ethanolic extracts of 40 plants used in traditional Peruvian medicine from different parts of the plants (root, flowers, stems, leaves, bark). The antioxidant activity of 21 of the extracts was demonstrated, including that of C. spinosa.[6] The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of methanolic extract have been proven in 2010 in vivo studies.[7] In other in vivo studies in 2017, the protective effect of the ethanolic extract was verified against prostate cancer induced with N-methyl-nitrosourea and in the DU145 cell line.[5]

References
  1. "Chuquiraga spinosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. Garcke, August; Schlechtendal, D.F.L. von (1830). Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange (in Latin). Vol. Bd.5 (1830). Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. De-la-Cruz, Horacio; Vilcapoma, Graciela; Zevallos, Percy A. (May 2007). "Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Andean people of Canta, Lima, Peru". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 111 (2): 284–294. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.018. PMID 17215096. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. Huamantupa, Isau; Cuba, Magaly; Urrunaga, Rosa; Paz, Elías; Ananya, Nelson; Callalli, Myrthia; Pallqui, Nadir; Coasaca, Hozmary (December 2011). "Riqueza, uso y origen de plantas medicinales expendidas en los mercados de la ciudad del Cusco". Revista Peruana de Biología (in Spanish). 18 (3): 283–292. ISSN 1727-9933. Retrieved 14 April 2020 – via ResearchGate.
  5. Arroyo-Acevedo, Jorge; Herrera-Calderón, Oscar; Chávez-Asmat, Roberto; Anampa-Guzmán, Andrea; Chumpitaz-Cerrate, Víctor; Enciso-Roca, Edwin (June 2017). "Protective effect of Chuquiraga spinosa extract on N-methyl-nitrosourea (NMU) induced prostate cancer in rats". Prostate International. 5 (2): 47–52. doi:10.1016/j.prnil.2017.01.005. PMC 5448729. PMID 28593166.
  6. Lock, O.; Castillo, P.; Doroteo, V.; Rojas, R. (February 2005). "Antioxidant Activity In Vitro of Selected Peruvian Medicinal Plants". Acta Horticulturae (675): 103–106. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.675.13. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. Casado, Raquel; Landa, Amaya; Calvo, Javier; García-Mina, José María; Marston, Andrew; Hostettmann, Kurt; Calvo, María Isabel (June 2011). "Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antifungal activity of Chuquiraga spinosa". Pharmaceutical Biology. 49 (6): 620–626. doi:10.3109/13880209.2011.577436. ISSN 1388-0209. PMID 21554005.
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