Plant Details

Accepted name:: Acanthospermum hispidum DC. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ahouanglon	Other	Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016)
ahowonglon	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
awanglo	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
bristly starbur	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
cabeça-de-boi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
carrapicho	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
carrapicho-chifre-de-veado	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
carrapicho-de-carneiro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
corona de la reina	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cuagrilla	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cuajilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
cuajrilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
dagunro	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
espinho de cigano	Other	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
espinho de sigano	Other	Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
espinho-de-agulha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
espinho-de-cigano	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
espinho-de-judeu	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
gbemachu	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
goat's head	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
goat's-head	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
guasdrilla	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
hispid starbur	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
hispid starburr	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
huajclilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
kadle mullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandumulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katu nerenchi	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
madiata nzau	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
obecha-caá	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
palleru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
retirante	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
roseta	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
starbur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
trikantaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
yerba de la oveja	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
කටු ‍නෙරෙංචි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves, whole plant		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
whole plant	fresh whole plant	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
whole plant		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
leaves		Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016)
root		Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
root, entire plant		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
root, entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Aerial parts, Fresh entire plant, Leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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

Acanthospermum humile var. hispidum (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 303 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acanthospermum hispidum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Acanthospermum hispidum DC	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016) Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Acanthospermum hispidum Dc.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Acanthospurmum hispidum DC.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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