Plant Details

Accepted name:: Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. [Amaranthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Iresine diffusa f. diffusa

Iresine diffusa f. lindenii (Van Houtte) L.B.Sm. & Downs

Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Hook.) Pedersen

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bredinho-difuso	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
charrtapan	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
juba's bush	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
juba's-bush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jubba bush	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nerve whisp	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nerve whist	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nerve wisp	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nerve wiss	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nerve wist	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
paja blanca	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
peludilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sangrinaria	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tlan cuaya	Other	Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002)
tsus tunuk koso	Other	Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
wist (main woody stem +/- leaves)		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
Aerial part, Leaf + flowers		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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

Iresine celosia var. diffusa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Suess. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 4: 106 (1952).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd.	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. var. diffusa	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Iresine diffusa Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd.	Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002)

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