Hebanthe eriantha

 

Hebanthe eriantha

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Hebanthe eriantha (Pfaffia paniculata, suma, or Brazilian ginseng) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae.

The root of this rambling ground vine found in South America is used traditionally as a medicine and tonic. Nicknamed "para tudo" which means "for all," suma is a traditional herbal medicine.

Suma
Hebanthe eriantha as Hebanthe paniculata.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Hebanthe
Species:
H. eriantha
Binomial name
Hebanthe eriantha
(Poir.) Pedersen
Synonyms
  • Gomphrena eriantha (Poir.) Moq.
  • Gomphrena paniculata (Mart.) Moq.
  • Hebanthe paniculata Mart.
  • Iresine erianthos Poir.
  • Iresine paniculata (Mart.) Spreng.
  • Iresine tenuis Suess.
  • Pfaffia eriantha (Poir.) Kuntze
  • Pfaffia paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Xeraea paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze

The root contains phytochemicals including saponins (pfaffosides),[2] pfaffic acid, beta-ecdysterone, glycosides, and nortriterpenes.


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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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