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Tridax procumbens  L.

   

Botanical Name

:

Tridax procumbens L.

English Name

:

Mexican daisy, Coat buttons, Tridax daisy, Wild daisy

Family

:

Asteraceae

 

General Info

Description

A semi-prostrate perennial herb; taproot slender, wavy with many lateral branches; stems more or less ascending, 30 to 50 cm high, branched, round, sparsely to very hairy. Leaves simple, opposite, lanceolate to ovate, 3 to 7 cm long, 1 to 4 cm wide, with irregularly toothed margins; base wedge-shaped, shortly-petioled, hairy on both surfaces. Inflorescence a terminal involucrate flower head or capitulum, 1 to 2 cm across, solitary on erect peduncle 10 to 25 cm long; involucre 3-seriate, ovate, acute to shortly acuminate, 5 to 6 mm long; receptacle with oblong, hairy scales; ray flowers 3-dentate, few, pale yellow; disk flowers 5-dentate, tubular, yellow to brownish-yellow, with recurved hairy segments. Fruit a black achene covered with fine, pale hairs giving a grayish-brown appearance, 2 mm long, 1 mm wide at apex, base narrow; pappus in one row of wide scales, unequal in length, 5 to 6 mm long.

Herb Effects

Antiseptic, insecticide and parasiticide (leaf juice).

Links

PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-sitosterol, tannin (plant); fumaric acid (leaf); isoquercetin, luteolin, quercetin (flower).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Beta-sitosterol 5779-62-4 17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
C29H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Tannin 1401-55-4 Not Available C27H22O18 Click Here To Enlarge
Fumaric acid 110-17-8 but-2-enedioic acid C4H4O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Isoquercetin 482-35-9 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-chromen-7
-one
C21H20O12 Click Here To Enlarge
Luteolin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one
C15H10O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Used medicinally against bronchial catarrh, dysentery, and diarrhoea (leaves).

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