Plant Details

Accepted name:: Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron. [Amaranthaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ataco	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
hierba meona	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
mea mea	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
yerba meona	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
yuyo colorado	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
yuyo del orin	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Aerial parts, Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Euxolus muricatus Gillies ex Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 276 (1849).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Amaranthus muricatus	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Amaranthus muricatus (Moq.) Hieron.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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