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Chiliotrichum diffusum (G. Forst.) Kuntze

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Chiliotrichum diffusum (G. Forst.) Kuntze belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a shrub that is native to South America. C. diffusum, like other members of the family Asteraceae are widely distributed in Argentina and comprise a large number of species used in folk medicine. such as anti-inflammatory, digestive, and cholagogues, among others. In Argentina, C. diffusum inhabits from the south of the 45° parallel to the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. Popularly known as “mata negra” or “kòor” in the Ona or Selk´nam language, it is a shrub that grows predominantly in SW Argentina, particularly in areas called wetlands. It has been described as a forage and medicinal plant, highlighting its use by the Onas peoples, who used the flowers to “clarify the view” and the branches in cure rituals and tattoos (“lóiste”). In Chilean folk medicine, it is used to improve memory, treat headaches, cramps and varicose veins. C. diffusum biosynthesizes bioactive metabolites where the major group corresponds to flavonoids (principal groups), phenolic acids, coumarins, carbohydrates and terpenoids. These metabolites are related to the pharmacological properties evidenced for this species, as antibacterial, cytotoxic, antitumoral, antioxidant, hypotensive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective and antiulcer. These, in part, are related to the traditional uses of this species.

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Chiliotrichum diffusum (G. Forst.) Kuntze in its habitat (28 de Noviembre city, Santa Cruz, Argentina). (Photo: SM Alcalde Bahamonde and M Errendasoro)

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The authors are especially grateful to the ChemBioFight IRSES Project, SPU, UNPSJB and FONCYT Argentina, for financial support.

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    Sandra Marcela Alcalde Bahamonde, María Luján Flores, Analía Verónica Uhrich, Miriam Delma Escobar Daza & Osvaldo León Córdoba

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Alcalde Bahamonde, S.M., Flores, M.L., Uhrich, A.V., Escobar Daza, M.D., Córdoba, O.L. (2021). Chiliotrichum diffusum (G. Forst.) Kuntze. In: Máthé, Á., Bandoni, A. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America Vol. 2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62818-5_10

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