Ageratina pazcuarensis
StarAgeratina pazcuarensis
Synonyms: Eupatorium haageanum, Eupatorium pazcuarense, Kyrstenia pazcuarensis, Kyrstenia grandidentata, Ageratina haageana, Eupatorium grandidentatum, Ageratina grandidentata
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Mexican traditional medicine Ageratina pazcuarensis (axihuitl) is used to treat pain and as a remedy for women after childbirth (Sanchez-Mendoza et al., 2022). Pharmacological study has validated these uses: the compound 3,5-diprenyl-4-hydroxyacetophenone (DHAP) isolated from the aerial parts reduced ear edema by about 70 percent in a mouse model and showed antioxidant radical-scavenging activity, supporting the plant's anti-inflammatory and analgesic reputation (Sanchez-Mendoza et al., 2022).
Botanical Description
Ageratina pazcuarensis is a perennial herb or subshrub of the daisy family (Asteraceae), endemic to Mexico, where it grows in pine-oak forest and is known locally as axihuitl. It has erect, branching stems bearing opposite, ovate to triangular, toothed leaves on slender petioles. The small flower heads lack ray florets and instead contain only white to whitish tubular disc florets, grouped into open, flat-topped to rounded terminal clusters typical of the genus. Each head is enclosed by overlapping involucral bracts, and the fruit is a small, ribbed, black achene topped with a pappus of fine bristles that aids wind dispersal. It is a characteristic component of the herbaceous understorey and disturbed clearings of the Mexican highlands.
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