| Aspilia | |
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| Aspilia foliacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Aspilia Thouars |
| Type species | |
| Aspilia thouarsii DC. | |
Aspilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Some authors have merged this genus with Wedelia, but others maintain that more study is required. Aspilia is native to Africa, Madagascar, and Latin America.
Medicinal uses
Historically, Aspilia africana was used in Mbaise and most Igbo speaking parts of Nigeria to prevent conception, suggesting potential contraceptive and anti-fertility properties. Leaf extract and fractions of A. africana effectively arrested bleeding from fresh wounds, inhibited microbial growth of known wound contaminants and accelerated wound healing process. Aspilia is hypothesized to be used as herbal medicine by some chimpanzees.
Species
List of Aspilia species:
- Aspilia africana
- Aspilia albuquerquei
- Aspilia andrade-limae
- Aspilia angolensis
- Aspilia angustifolia
- Aspilia aristata
- Aspilia attenuata
- Aspilia aurantiaca
- Aspilia baumii
- Aspilia belo-horizontinae
- Aspilia bipartita
- Aspilia bojeri
- Aspilia buphthalmiflora
- Aspilia bussei
- Aspilia cachimboensis
- Aspilia camporum
- Aspilia cardenasii
- Aspilia caudata
- Aspilia chevalieri
- Aspilia clausseniana
- Aspilia cordifolia
- Aspilia cylindrocephala
- Aspilia diamantinae
- Aspilia diffusiflora
- Aspilia diniz-cruziana
- Aspilia discolor
- Aspilia duarteana
- Aspilia eckendorffii
- Aspilia eenii
- Aspilia eglerii
- Aspilia elata
- Aspilia elegans
- Aspilia erosa
- Aspilia espinhacensis
- Aspilia fischeri
- Aspilia floribunda
- Aspilia foliacea
- Aspilia foliosa
- Aspilia fruticosa
- Aspilia glaziovii
- Aspilia grazielae
- Aspilia hassleriana
- Aspilia hatschbachii
- Aspilia helianthoides
- Aspilia heringeriana
- Aspilia ioletae
- Aspilia jelskii
- Aspilia jolyana
- Aspilia jugata
- Aspilia kotschyi
- Aspilia kunthiana
- Aspilia laevissima
- Aspilia latifolia
- Aspilia latissima
- Aspilia leucanthema
- Aspilia leucoglossa
- Aspilia linearis
- Aspilia macrorrhiza
- Aspilia malaissei
- Aspilia matogrossensis
- Aspilia mendoncae
- Aspilia mildbraedii
- Aspilia minima
- Aspilia montevidensis
- Aspilia mossambicensis
- Aspilia natalensis
- Aspilia noneaefolia
- Aspilia ovalifolia
- Aspilia paludosa
- Aspilia pascalioides
- Aspilia phyllostachya
- Aspilia platyphylla
- Aspilia pluriseta
- Aspilia podophylla
- Aspilia pohlii
- Aspilia procumbens
- Aspilia prostrata
- Aspilia pseudoyedaea
- Aspilia reflexa
- Aspilia reticulata
- Aspilia riedelii
- Aspilia rudis
- Aspilia rugulosa
- Aspilia sahariensis
- Aspilia serrulata
- Aspilia silphioides
- Aspilia squarrosa
- Aspilia stenophylla
- Aspilia subpandurata
- Aspilia subpetiolata
- Aspilia subscandens
- Aspilia trichodesmoides
- Aspilia triplinervia
- Aspilia warmingii
References
- Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 12
- Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
- Tropicos, Aspilia Thouars
- Tadessa, Mesfin. 1999. New combinations, varieties, and synonyms in African Compositae. Compositae Newsletter 33:23-32.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Accessed
- Oluyemi Kayode A.; Okwuonu Uche C.; Baxter D. Grillo & Oyesola Tolulope, O.,"Toxic Effects of Methanolic Extract of Aspilia africana Leaf on the Estrous Cycle and Uterine Tissues of Wistar Rats" Int. J. Morphol., 25(3):609-614, 2007.
- BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 7 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/24
- "8_1 Chimpanzee Medicine Chest". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- Raffaele Paul "Among the Great Apes",Harper, 2010 p98
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