Oxalis adenophylla Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.

OCHOA, JUAN; LADIO A H

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Soth America

Springer Nature

Lugar: Pachiture; Año: 2018; p. 1 - 14

Oxalis adenophylla Gillies ex Hook. & Arn., is a native herb of the SubantarticForest and Stepps of Patagonia. O. adenophylla has multiple uses and a highcultural value for many local populations of Patagonia. The leaves are usedto treat fever, their roots are edible, and the plant is employed as ornamental.Despite their local cultural importance as medicine, there is little understandingof the phytochemistry and bioactivity of its property to treat fever, and thenutritional characteristics of its edible root. Similarly, its ornamental potentialand growing marketing have not been investigated in the region. The ecologicalknowledge of local populations, that have historically used and currently usethis species, seems to be essential to promote the sustainable management andconservation of O. adenophylla in Patagonia.