Ageratina pichinchensis
StarAgeratina pichinchensis
Synonyms: Eupatorium ciliatum, Ageratina vulcanica, Ageratina pacifica, Eupatorium pacificum, Eupatorium pichinchense, Eupatorium tequendamense var. glabratum, Eupatorium tequendamense var. glandulosopubescens, Ageratina ciliata, Eupatorium piurae, Eupatorium aschenbornianum, Ageratina aschenborniana, Ageratina articulata, Kyrstenia ciliata, Bustamenta ovata, Eupatorium articulatum, Eupatorium pichinchense f. typicum, Eupatorium vulcanicum, Eupatorium ptaretepuiense, Ageratina piurae, Eupatorium donnell-smithii var. parvifolium
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Mexican traditional medicine the leaves and aerial parts of Ageratina pichinchensis (known as 'axihuitl' or 'hierba del angel') are applied topically to treat wounds and superficial fungal infections of the skin. This use is supported by species-specific pharmacological and clinical research: standardized extracts have shown efficacy comparable to conventional treatments in clinical trials for tinea pedis (athlete's foot) and in the management of diabetic foot ulcers, consistent with documented antifungal and wound-healing (vulnerary) activity (Romero-Cerecero et al., 2006; Romero-Cerecero et al., 2009).
Botanical Description
Ageratina pichinchensis (syn. Eupatorium aschenbornianum) is an aromatic perennial shrub or subshrub in the Asteraceae, reaching about 1-2 m tall, with opposite, ovate to deltoid, toothed leaves and small whitish discoid flower heads borne in terminal corymbs. It is native to montane and pine-oak forests of Mexico and Central America. The species is known in Mexican folk usage as 'axihuitl' or 'hierba del angel'.
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