Aristeguietia discolor
Aristeguietia discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Peru.[1]
| Aristeguietia discolor | |
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| Near Cusco, Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aristeguietia |
| Species: | A. discolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristeguietia discolor (DC., Nom. Illeg.) R. M. King & H. Rob. | |
It contains flavonol glycosides which may be helpful in treating addiction to opiates.[2][3]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Aristeguietia discolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Capasso, A; Saturnino, P; Simone, Fd; Aquino, R (Nov 2000), "Flavonol glycosides from Aristeguietia discolor reduce morphine withdrawal in vitro", Phytotherapy Research, 14 (7): 538–40, doi:10.1002/1099-1573(200011)14:7<538::AID-PTR631>3.0.CO;2-1, ISSN 0951-418X, PMID 11054845
- Capasso, A (Jul 2007), "The effect of flavonol glycosides on opiate withdrawal", Medicinal Chemistry, 3 (4): 327–31, doi:10.2174/157340607781024401, ISSN 1573-4064, PMID 17627569
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