Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Taxobox
name = "Hypoxis hemerocallidea"


regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Hypoxidaceae
genus = "Hypoxis"
species = "H. hemerocallidea"
binomial = "Hypoxis hemerocallidea"
binomial_authority = Fisch.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
synonyms =
*"Hypoxis rooperi"

"Hypoxis hemerocallidea" (African star grass, African potato) is an medicinal plant native to South Africa in the Hypoxidaceae family. This plant is the best known member of this genus. Limited evidence from two clinical trials suggests that "Hypoxis" is efficacious in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia [ Wilt TJ, Ishani A, Rutks I, MacDonald R (2000). "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia". Public Health Nutr 3 (4A): 459–72. ] . However, Hypoxis alters the activity of cytochrome p450, suggesting that it may interfere with the effectiveness of other drugs or supplements, such as antiretrovirals [ Mills E et al. "Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism." AIDS 19: 95 – 97, 2005. ]

References

*Gillmer, M. & Symmonds, R. 1999. "Seed collection and germination: Hypoxis hemerocallidea." Plantlife 21: 36, 37.
*Wilt TJ, Ishani A, Rutks I, MacDonald R (2000). "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia". Public Health Nutr 3 (4A): 459–72.
*Mills E et al. "Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism." AIDS 19: 95 – 97, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.akita.co.za/mnp/africanpotato.htm University of Natal: "Hypoxis hemerocallidea"]