Baccharis trimera

(Less.) DC.

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Baccharis trimera
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - tea

The leaves are used to make tea.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.

Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Uruguay,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-50 cm tall.

Medicinal Uses

It has antidiabetic potential.

Notes

It has antidiabetic potential.

Names & Synonyms

Bacanta, Cacalia-amara, Carqueja-verdadeira, Vassoura

References (2)
  • Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 113
  • Kinupp, V. F., 2007, Plantas alimenticias nao-convencionais da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil p 64

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