Plumbago pulchella
Plumbago pulchella is a species of flowering plant on the Plumbaginaceae family.[1] It is referred to by the common name cola de iguana.[2]
| Plumbago pulchella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plumbago |
| Species: | P. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Plumbago pulchella | |
The plant species is endemic to more than 20 states in Mexico.[2]
Medicinal uses
Pulchellidin, an O-methylated anthocyanidin, can be found in Plumbago pulchella.[3]
It is a traditional medicinal plant in Mesoamerica, including of the Rarámuri people in northwestern Mexico.[4]
In Michoacán it is used as a veterinary medicine.[2]
References
- "Plumbago pulchella Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Conabio.gob.mx: ficha informativa para Plumbago pulchella−(in Spanish)
- Pulchellidin on metabolomics.jp
- Google Books: Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany and Healing Among the Rarámuri of Mexico; by Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, Alfonso Paredes; University of Oklahoma Press, 2015.
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