Tropical threefold
StarTrixis inula
Synonyms: Tenorea berteroi, Tenorea calyculata, Trixis havanensis, Trixis mexicana, Solidago fruticosa, Trixis ehrenbergii, Inula trixis, Trixis frutescens var. latifolia, Dumerilia frutescens, Trixis frutescens var. obtusifolia, Trixis deamii, Trixis frutescens var. subglabra, Perdicium corymbosum, Trixis adenolepis, Trixis frutescens, Trixis chiantlensis, Trixis frutescens var. glabrata, Trixis glabra, Trixis laevigata, Prenanthes fruticosa, Trixis radialis var. subglabra, Trixis radialis var. pubescens, Trixis radialis, Perdicium radiale, Perdicium havanense, Trixis frutescens var. angustifolia
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Mexican and broader Latin American folk medicine, Trixis inula (hierba del aire, arnica del campo) is used as a herbal remedy, with leaf preparations applied for wounds, inflammation, fever and gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints, paralleling the medicinal use of related Trixis species (Wikipedia; neotropical ethnobotany literature).
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Botanical Description
Trixis inula is a shrub of the daisy family (Asteraceae), commonly called tropical threefold or, in Spanish, hierba del aire and arnica. It is native to a broad neotropical range extending from the southern United States (Texas) and Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean into northern South America. The plant is a soft-wooded, branching shrub generally reaching about 1 to 2 metres tall, with leaves arranged alternately along the stems. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong, with toothed margins, a somewhat rough or sticky surface and prominent venation. The flower heads are borne in terminal clusters and contain numerous yellow florets; in Trixis the corollas are characteristically two-lipped (bilabiate), distinguishing the genus within the family. The fruit is a small, ribbed achene crowned with a pappus of bristles that aids wind dispersal. It grows in thickets, dry scrub, rocky slopes, woodland edges and disturbed sites, often in seasonally dry tropical habitats.
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