ornamental and floriferous shrub
properties
negative allelopathy
the leaves are hairy and their branches upright or semi pendent are quite flexible
with many flowers that form small bouquets, the colors are usually orange, pink, red, yellow and white
but even in just one inflorescence, we can find various colorations
the parts of the plant used for medicinal purposes are leaves and stems
aqueous extracts of the whole plants have antibiotic activity on gram + bacteria
uses
medicine
food
oil
biogas
wood
pioneer
fodder
dyes
pestecide
design
fruits
contains tri terpenic acids or lantadenes which are toxic to humans and livestock
the disorders caused are
- initially digestive, such as vomiting and diarrhea
- sometimes hepatic
- and are accompanied by photosensitization phenomena and skin problems
- neurovegetative disorders of the poisoning symptoms
- of a parasympathicolytic drug
- analog to atropine
liver damage and photosensitivity
leaves
antispasmodic
abdominal pains
abdominal diseases
respiratory diseases
nasal obstructions
stems
wood
flowers
excellent expectorant
Good Herbal Remedy:
function
leaves are not edible by animals
pesticide
Lower fever
Treat earaches
Whooping cough
Rheumatism
Spasms
Coughs, colds, flu, bronchitis, asthma, infections and respiratory allergies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885186/#:~:text=camara%20leaves%20is%20mostly%20used,and%20ulcer%20%5B9%5D%20L.
anti aging
https://www.acepnow.com/article/dont-eat-those-berries/
Toxin
- L. camara contains a variety of toxic chemicals located throughout its structure: primarily toxic pentacyclic triterpenoids known as lantadenes; additionally toxic flavonoids, lantadene A, and icterogenin; taxa and oleanic oil, are found in roots; in leaves and flowers bisabolene, traces of monterpenes, and sesquiterpenes have been found.1
https://plantcaretoday.com/lantana-berries.html