Plant specie and common name |
Traditional uses |
Most representative chemical constituents |
Aloysia tarapacana (Rika Rika) |
Cold, anti-inflammatory |
Terpenes |
Azorella compacta (Llareta) |
Diuretic, analgesic |
Polyphenols |
Baccharis tola (Ñacatola) |
Gastro protective, Antiseptic |
Flavonoids, Tremetones |
Baccharis genistelloides (Kimsakusho) |
Liver problems, diabetes |
Flavonoids, Diterpenes |
Bidens andicola (Misico) |
Contraceptive, anti-rheumatic |
Quercetin glycosides |
Cynodon dactylon (Grama) |
Diabetes, cancer |
Alkaloids, Flavonoids |
Dunalia spinosa (Yara) |
Diabetes, high altitude sickness |
(E)-aurone, withaferin-A |
Ephedra breana (Pingo Pingo) |
Anti-asthmatic, diuretic |
Phenolic acids, Proanthocyanidins |
Equisetum giganteum (Cola de caballo) |
Diuretic, anti-inflammatory |
Flavonoids, Phenolic acids |
Fabiana densa (Tolilla) |
Anti-inflammatory, lung disease |
Diterpenoids, Flavonoids |
Lampaya medicinalis (Lampaya) |
Colds, stomach pain |
p-hydroxyacetophenone derivatives |
Malva parviflora (Malva) |
Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial |
Oleanoic acid derivative, β-sitosterol |
Mutisia acuminata (Chinchircoma) |
Antiseptic, cancer |
Arbutin, Flavonoids |
Origanum vulgare (Oregano) |
Antimicrobial, antifungal |
Terpenes, Phenolic acids |
Phyla nodiflora (Tiquil-Tiquil) |
Immunomodulator, anti-inflammatory |
Flavonoids, Alkaloids |
Polylepis rugulosa (Queñoa) |
Respiratory diseases, diabetes |
Oleanoic and Ursolic acid derivatives |
Polylepis tarapacana (Queñoa colchane) |
Respiratory diseases, diabetes |
Oleanoic and Ursolic acid derivatives |
Psoralea glandulosa (Culén) |
Antiseptic, antimicrobial |
Bakuchiols, Furanocumarins |
Rosmarinus officinalis (Romero) |
Antispasmodic, diabetes |
Diterpernes, Flavonoids |
Clinopodium gilliesii (Muña) |
Digestive disorders, altitude sickness |
Terpenes, Flavonoids |
Senecio zoellneri (Lobesilla) |
Wound healing |
Tremetone, Terpenes |
Solanum nitidum (Nuñumaya) |
Parasites, “badair” condition |
No reports |
Tagetes multiflora (Suico) |
Stomach ache, urinary |
Terpenes, Flavonoids |
Aldama helianthoides (Sorona) |
Anti-rheumatic, cancer |
Flavonoids, Simple phenolics |
Verbena litoralis (Verbena) |
Diarrhea, STDs |
Iridioids, Chalconoids, |
Xenophyllum poposum (Poposa) |
Hypertension, altitude sickness |
Alkaloids, Flavonoids |