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Elephantopus
''Elephantopus'' is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Uses '' Elephantopus scaber'' is a traditional medicine and other species, including '' E. mollis'' and '' E. carolinianus'', have also been investigated for medicinal properties. '' Elephantopus scaber'' contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. Species ; Accepted species * '' Elephantopus angolensis'' O.Hoffm. - Angola * '' Elephantopus arenarius'' Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton - Cuba * '' Elephantopus arenosus'' Krasch. - Brazil * '' Elephantopus biflorus'' (Less.) Sch.Bip. - Brazil * ''Elephan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Dilatatus
''Elephantopus'' is a genus of perennial plants in the Asteraceae, daisy family (Asteraceae). The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Uses ''Elephantopus scaber'' is a traditional medicine and other species, including ''Elephantopus mollis, E. mollis'' and ''Elephantopus carolinianus, E. carolinianus'', have also been investigated for medicinal properties. ''Elephantopus scaber'' contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. Species ; Accepted species * ''Elephantopus angolensis'' O.Hoffm. - Angola * ''Elephantopus arenarius'' Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton - Cuba * ''Elephantopus arenosus'' Krasch. - Brazil * ''Elephantopus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Biflorus
''Elephantopus'' is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Uses ''Elephantopus scaber'' is a traditional medicine and other species, including '' E. mollis'' and '' E. carolinianus'', have also been investigated for medicinal properties. ''Elephantopus scaber'' contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. Species ; Accepted species * '' Elephantopus angolensis'' O.Hoffm. - Angola * '' Elephantopus arenarius'' Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton - Cuba * '' Elephantopus arenosus'' Krasch. - Brazil * '' Elephantopus biflorus'' (Less.) Sch.Bip. - Brazil * ''Elephanto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Angolensis
''Elephantopus'' is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Uses ''Elephantopus scaber'' is a traditional medicine and other species, including '' E. mollis'' and '' E. carolinianus'', have also been investigated for medicinal properties. ''Elephantopus scaber'' contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. Species ; Accepted species * '' Elephantopus angolensis'' O.Hoffm. - Angola * ''Elephantopus arenarius'' Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton - Cuba * ''Elephantopus arenosus'' Krasch. - Brazil * ''Elephantopus biflorus'' (Less.) Sch.Bip. - Brazil * ''Elephantopus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Scaber
''Elephantopus scaber'' is a tropical species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. It has become naturalized in tropical Africa and Latin America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Uses ''Elephantopus scaber'' is used as a traditional medicine. Different parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine of India as an astringent agent, cardiac tonic, and diuretic, and is used for eczema, rheumatism, fever, and bladder stones. ''E. scaber'' modulates inflammatory responses by inhibiting the production of TNFα and IL-1β. Chemical constituents ''Elephantopus scaber'' contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) are a class of sesquiterpenoids that contain a lactone ring. They are most often found in plants of the family Asteraceae (daisies, asters). Other plant families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Carolinianus
''Elephantopus carolinianus'', with the common names Carolina elephantsfoot or leafy elephant's foot, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the south-central and southeastern United States. Description ''Elephantopus carolinianus'' is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 120 cm (4 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptic or ovate to lanceolate, up to 12 cm (5 inches) long, larger toward the base of the plant and decreasing in size moving up the stem. The leaves are darker on the upper side than they are on the lower side and are lightly hairy. They are alternate along the stem, becoming spaced farther apart higher on the stem. At the plant's base, the leaves are very close together, as close as apart. The plant produces numerous small flower heads in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets. The cluster of flower heads is supported by 3 bracts that resemble leaves and are long. The lavender, or sometimes white, flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Mollis
''Elephantopus mollis'', common names tobacco weed, and soft elephantsfoot, is a tropical species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. ''Elephantopus mollis'' is native to South America as far south as Jujuy Province in Argentina, as well as the West Indies, Central America, and Mexico as far north as Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. It is also naturalized in Australia, south-eastern Asia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa. The species is considered a noxious weed some places. ''Elephantopus mollis'' is a coarse perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are dark green on the upper side, lighter green on the lower surface, oblanceolate to elliptical, up to 22 cm (9 inches) long. The plant produces arrays of small flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopus Elatus
''Elephantopus elatus'', common name tall elephantsfoot, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to South Carolina. ''Elephantopus elatus'' is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate, up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, darker on the upper side than they are on the lower side. The plant produces numerous small flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ... in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephantopin
Elephantopin is a natural chemical compound extracted from the '' Elephantopus elatus'' plant of the genus ''Elephantopus'', family ''Compositae''. It is a sesquiterpene lactone with a germacranolide Germacranolides are a group of natural chemical compounds classified as sesquiterpene lactone Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) are a class of sesquiterpenoids that contain a lactone ring. They are most often found in plants of the family Asteraceae ... skeleton, containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. References Epoxides Sesquiterpene lactones Oxygen heterocycles {{organic-compound-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
