PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Toda la planta.
ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: Astringente, cicatrizante, refrescante.
COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: Eight urs-12-ene triterpenoids, beta-sitosterol, (+)-catechin, and apigenin 7-O-glucoside were isolated from the leaves of Acaena pinnatifida R. et P. The triterpenoids were characterized as pomolic acid, pomolic acid-3-acetate, tormentic acid, 2-epi-tormentic acid, cuscaphic acid, tormentic acid glucoside, niga-ichigoside F1, and niga-ichigoside F2.
ZONA GEOGRAFICA= Geografical zone: Chile y Argentina.
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