Coutoubea spicata is a species of flowering plant from the genus Coutoubea.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Coutoubea |
| Species: | C. spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Coutoubea spicata (Aubl.) Kunth
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Description
editCoutoubea spicata is a 1 m tall creamy-white flowered gentian. [2] It is a bitter tonic, which in the 19th century was used as emmenagogues, anthelmintics, and for the removal of intestinal obstructions. [3] More recently, this plant has been studied for its potential antidiabetic and antimalaria properties. [4][5]
References
edit- ^ Kunth. In: Nov. Gen. et Sp. 3: 179. (1818).
- ^ Daniel Charles Laughlin (2002). "Flora of the Pine Savanna at Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize". Caribbean Journal of Science. 38: 151–155. ISSN 0008-6452. Wikidata Q115433048.
- ^ Millspaugh, Charles Frederick. American medicinal plants; : an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies : their history, preparation, chemistry, and physiological effects. Vol. 2. New York: Boericke & Tafel.
- ^ Jymmys Lopes Dos Santos; Silvan Silva de Araújo; Ana Mara de Oliveira E Silva; et al. (20 September 2019). "Ethanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction of Coutoubea spicata attenuate hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and muscle damage in alloxan-induced diabetic rats subjected to resistance exercise training program". Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 45 (4): 401–410. doi:10.1139/APNM-2019-0331. ISSN 1715-5312. PMID 31539486. Wikidata Q90191092.
- ^ Vigneron M; Deparis X; Eric Deharo; Bourdy G (1 April 2005). "Antimalarial remedies in French Guiana: a knowledge attitudes and practices study". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 98 (3): 351–360. doi:10.1016/J.JEP.2005.01.049. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 15814272. Wikidata Q47282349.
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