Dahong-pula
Family • Amaranthaceae - Iresine herbstii Hook. - BLOODLEAF - Xue xian Common names Dahong pula (Tag.) Bloodleaf (Engl.) Beefsteak plant (Engl.) Chicken gizzard (Engl.) Xue xian (Chin.) Additional Sources and Suggested Readings (1) Central nervous system pharmacological effects of plants from Northern Peruvian Andes: Valeriana adscendens, Iresine herbstii and Brugmansia arborea / Capasso Anna and De Feo Vincenzo / Pharmaceutical Biology, Volume 40,ÊNumber 4, June 2002 , pp. 274-293(20) (2) In Vitro Binding Receptors Study by Valeriana adscendens, Iresine herbstii and Brugmansia arborea extracts / A. Capasso and V. De Feo / Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 3, Number 6, November 2007 , pp. 599-60 (3) CNS pharmacological effects of aqueous extract from Iresine herbstii / De Feo V et al / International journal of pharmacognosy, 1996, vol. 34, no3, pp. 184-188 (4) Identification and Distribution of Simple and Acylated Betacyanins in the Amaranthaceae / Yizhong Cai et al / J. Agric. Food Chem., 2001, 49 (4), pp 1971–1978 / DOI: 10.1021/jf000963h Botany Low annual herb. Leaves are broadly ovate or orbicular, purple-red wih lighter colored prominent arched veins. A common variety has green or reddish-green leaves with yellow veins. Flowers are small. Tepals greenish white or yellowish-white. Distribution Native to tropical America. Cultivated throughout the Philippines. Uses Folkloric • No folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines. • In southern Brazil, used for wound healing. • In the northern Peruvian Andes, used for magic-therapeutical purposes where traditional healers use it to expel evil spirits from the body. • Used in association with other plants, such as Trichocereus pachanos, for divination, [...]