Ayapana triplinervis

Ayapana triplinervis
Ayapana triplinervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Ayapana
Species: A. triplinervis
Binomial name
Ayapana triplinervis
(M.Vahl) R.King & H.Robinson
Synonyms

Eupatorium ayapana Vent.[1]
Eupatorium triplinerve M.Vahl[1]

Ayapana triplinervis (aya-pana, Water Hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant have long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine.[1] It contains Herniarin, a methoxy analog of umbelliferone, while its essential oil contains thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether[2].

The flowers are pale pink and the thin, hairless stem is reddish in color.[1]

Names include aypana, aiapana, aiapaina, aipana, cagueña, curia, daun panahan, daun perasman, diapalma iapana, diarana-guaco, japana, japana-branca, sekrepatoe wiwir, pool root, white snakeroot, yapana[3], Diapana, Zèbe cont'la fièv ', Zèbe vulnéraire, Zèbe à thé, Zèbe cout'la[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Thomas Brendler (2003). Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Indian Ocean Islands. p. 135. ISBN 978-3887630942. http://books.google.com/books?id=1Lo2NfBYG8YC&pg=PA135&dq=Ayapana+triplinervis&ei=eXJNR4m5DKbEowKwrfH0Bg&sig=JBarOovCs53p2C27G-uVcjSltw0. 
  2. ^ Anne Gauvin-Bialecki, Claude Marodon (November 2008). "Essential oil of Ayapana triplinervis from Reunion Island: A good natural source of thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 36 (11): 853–858. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2008.09.006. 
  3. ^ Ayapana on www.rain-tree.com
  4. ^ Avapana on www.ladograve.com (French)


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