- Acanthospermum australe
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Paraguayan starburr Acanthospermum australe Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Acanthospermum Species: A. australe Binomial name Acanthospermum australe
(Loefl.) KuntzeAcanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr [1] [2], Ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, Pipili, Sheepbur, Spiny-bur; syn. Acanthospermum xanthioides DC., Melampodium australe Loefl.) is an herbaceous plant.[3] Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus,[4] but clinical effects have not been studied.
References
- ^ Acanthospermum australe. USDA PLANTS Database.
- ^ "Acanthospermum australe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=36445.
- ^ Acanthospermum australe Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ^ Rocha Martins, LR; Brenzan, MA; Nakamura, CV; Dias Filho, BP; Nakamura, TU; Ranieri Cortez, LE; Garcia Cortez, DA (2011). "In vitro antiviral activity from Acanthospermum australe on herpesvirus and poliovirus". Pharmaceutical biology 49 (1): 26–31. doi:10.3109/13880209.2010.493177. PMID 20819023.
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