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. 2024 Oct 21;15:1490243. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1490243

TABLE 5.

Traditional uses of Haplopappus species.

Species Plant part(s) – preparation(s) Traditional use(s) References
Haplopappus spp. whole plant (alone or combined with Satureja parvifolia or Lycopodium Saururus); aerial parts; leaf/aerial parts infusion (with or without milk); stem juice; resin (applied externally or ingested) antidiarrheic; antiseptic; antispasmodic; antitussive; aphrodisiac; cholagogue; choleretic; cicatrizant (in particular, to treat horses); digestive; disinfectant; emmenagogue; hepatic; stimulant; sudorific; against altitude sickness, abdominal colic, dysentery, chronic dyspepsia, colds, flu and urinary diseases Alonso, 2005; de Mösbach (1992), Hoffmann et al. (1992), Mellado Campos (1996), Ministerio de Salud (2010), Montes and Wilkomirsky (1987), Ratera and Ratera (1980), Schrickel and Bittner (2001)
H. baylahuen whole plant; aerial parts; leaf/aerial parts infusion; leaf decoction; stem juice; taken with milk aphrodisiac; antidiarrheic; antirheumatic; antiseptic; antispasmodic; antitussive; antiviral, astringent; carminative; cholagogue; choleretic; cicatrizant (in particular, to treat horses and other animals); digestive; disinfectant; emmenagogue; expectorant; hepatic; stimulant; stomachic; against altitude sickness, chronic hemorrhagic intestinal inflammation, colds, flu, flatulent dyspepsia, dysentery, gastritis, male and female hormonal disorders, pneumonia, pains provoked by air currents, genital, renal and urinary disorders Cárdenas (1998), Del Vitto et al. (2010), Espinoza (1897), Gómez-Parra and Siarez Flores (1995), Hoffmann et al. (1992), Houghton and Manby (1985), Laval (1957), Madaleno and Delatorre-Herrera (2013), Ministerio de Salud (2010), Montes and Wilkomirsky (1987), Mostny et al. (1954), Munizaga (1963), Munizaga and Gunkel (1958), Muñoz S. et al. (1981), Murillo (1861), 1889; Remington and Woods (1918), Serracino et al. (1974), Steinmetz (1954), Vogel et al. (2005b)
H. multifolius whole plant; leaf infusion antidiarrheic; antiseptic; digestive; emmenagogue; hepatic; stomachic; against dysentery and urinary disorders Muñoz S. et al. (1981), Vogel et al. (2005b)
H. remyanus whole plant; leaf infusion antidiarrheic; antiseptic; antispasmodic; digestive; emmenagogue; hepatic; stomachic; against dysentery and urinary disorders Montes and Wilkomirsky (1987), Muñoz S. et al. (1981), Vogel et al. (2005b)
H. rigidus whole plant; aerial parts infusion; taken with milk; decoction with fruits of Opuntia camachoi Espinosa antirheumatic; antitussive; aphrodisiac; diuretic; febrifuge; hepatic; laxative; stomachic; against colds, flu, pains provoked by air currents, pneumonia, renal colic, cardiac pain, gastrointestinal, ovary and urinary disorders; against veterinary ailments Aldunate et al. (1981), Gómez et al. (1997), Hoffmann et al. (1992), Mellado Campos (1996), Monterrey (1996), Montes and Wilkomirsky (1987), Muñoz S. et al. (1981), Ratera and Ratera (1980), Villagrán et al. (2003), 1998; Wickens (1993)
H. taeda whole plant; resinous leaves; leaf infusion antidiarrheic; antiseptic; digestive; emmenagogue; hepatic; stomachic; against dysentery, intestinal and urinary disorders Faini et al. (2007), Vogel et al. (2005b)