Encelia canescens Lam.

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The friar's crownor sunchu Encelia canescens is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

Distribution

It grows spontaneously in Chile up to 2000 m altitude in the Andes,and in Bolivia and Peru, in the high Andean valleys up to 3500 m a.s.l.​

Description

small shrub very branchy, evergreen reaching a height of up to 80 cm; stems striated-furrowed, foliage of variable color from green to cinderella. Leaves pale green, alternate, oblong, 3-7 cm long by 0,7-2 cm broad, long petiolate, glabrous or pubescent on both sides. Inflorescences in terminal chapters, with from 8 to 14 yellow petals in daisy, with dark brown center. Hermaphroditic flowers, each flower with 5 stamens and a pistil with bifid stigma. The fruit is a pubescent achene 5 mm long.​

Uses

Traditional medicine attributes to the decoction of the leaves various properties; with a little honey he uses it to treat lung ailments; Serene and fasting is taken to relieve jaundice and with the stems as a diuretic and to relieve stomach pain. The infusion of the leaves and stems is used to try to regularize menstrual flow. Fresh leaves or resin are chewed to whiten teeth. The crushed roots are applied in the bites of snakes and other animals.​

It is used as an ornamental plant, due to its long flowering.​

Encelia canescens - Wikipedia

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