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Coutoubea spicata

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Species of plant

Coutoubea spicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Coutoubea
Species: C. spicata
Binomial name
Coutoubea spicata
(Aubl.) Kunth

Coutoubea spicata is a species of flowering plant from the genus Coutoubea.

Description

Coutoubea spicata is a 1 m tall creamy-white flowered gentian. It is a bitter tonic, which in the 19th century was used as emmenagogues, anthelmintics, and for the removal of intestinal obstructions. More recently, this plant has been studied for its potential antidiabetic and antimalaria properties.

References

  1. Kunth. In: Nov. Gen. et Sp. 3: 179. (1818).
  2. Daniel Charles Laughlin (2002). "Flora of the Pine Savanna at Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize". Caribbean Journal of Science. 38: 151–155. ISSN 0008-6452. Wikidata Q115433048.
  3. Millspaugh, Charles Frederick. American medicinal plants; : an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies : their history, preparation, chemistry, and physiological effects. Vol. 2. New York: Boericke & Tafel.
  4. Jymmys Lopes Dos Santos; Silvan Silva de Araújo; Ana Mara de Oliveira E Silva; et al. (20 September 2019). "Ethanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction of Coutoubea spicata attenuate hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and muscle damage in alloxan-induced diabetic rats subjected to resistance exercise training program". Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 45 (4): 401–410. doi:10.1139/APNM-2019-0331. ISSN 1715-5312. PMID 31539486. Wikidata Q90191092.
  5. Vigneron M; Deparis X; Eric Deharo; Bourdy G (1 April 2005). "Antimalarial remedies in French Guiana: a knowledge attitudes and practices study". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 98 (3): 351–360. doi:10.1016/J.JEP.2005.01.049. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 15814272. Wikidata Q47282349.

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Taxon identifiers
Coutoubea spicata


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