PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Cortez y hojas.

ACCION FARMACOLOGICA= Pharmacological action: Propiedades antioxidantes, artrosis, infecciones, edemas , antiséptico pédico.

COMPOSICION QUIMICA= Chemical composition: A phytochemical examination of the leaves of Zuccagnia punctata resulted in the isolation and identification of 3,7-dihydroxyflavone and 3,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone. The latter is a new natural product. © 1984.

ZONA GEOGRAFICA= Geografical zone: N y Centro de Argentina.

DIVERSIDAD GENÉTICA Y MEJORAMIENTO DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES= Medicinal plants and improvement of medicinal herbs:

Synthesis of two novel caffeic acid esters was accomplished starting from appropriately substituted benzaldehydes.  While compd. 1'-methyl-3'-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propyl caffeate exhibited potent anti-oxidative activity in both the nitroblue tetrazolium and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging models, 1'-methyl-3'-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propyl caffeate showed moderate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity.  

1) TOURSARKISSIAN, Martín. Plantas medicinales de Argentina : sus nombres botánicos, vulgares, usos y distribución geográfica. Buenos Aires : Hemisferio Sur, 1980, p.75.

2) PEDERIVA, R.; GIORDANO, O.S. 3,7-Dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone from Zuccagnia punctata. Phytochemistry.1984, vol.23, nº6, p. 1340-1341.

3) RAMACHANDRA, M. S.; SUBBARAJU, G. V. Synthesis and bioactivity of novel caffeic acid esters from  Zuccagnia   punctata. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 2006,vol.8, nº8, p.683-688.    

4) Plantas medicinales autóctonas de la Argentina. Bases científicas para su aplicación en atención primaria de la salud / Jorge Alonso y Cristian Jorge Desmarchelier. - 1a ed. - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Corpus Libros Médicos y Científicos, 2015.