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Parastrephia
Parastrephia
is
a genus
of
South American
plants
in the
aster tribe
within the
sunflower family
.
Some
Parastrephia
species
are
allegedly
used in
traditional medicine
. For example,
Parastrephia
lucida
is used in the
highlands
of
the Andes
to
relieve
toothache
, for
bone fractures
and
bruises
, and as a
vulnerary
.
;
Species
Parastrephia lucida
Cabrera -
Peru
,
Bolivia
,
northern
Chile
,
northwestern
Argentina
Parastrephia quadrangularis
Cabrera - Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina
Parastrephia teretiuscula
Cabrera - Bolivia,
Antofagasta Region
of northern Chile