Parthenium hysterophorus (Congress grass)

Traditional uses

Dominican Republic

• Abscess
• Analgesic
• Cataplasm
• Fever

Bahamas

• Ache(Back)
• Carminative
• Chest
• Cold

Mexico

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Arthritis
• Gastralgia
• Malaria
• Neuralgia
• Rheumatism
• Apertif
• Cephalgia

Elsewhere

• Analgesic
• Emmenagogue
• Fever
• Tonic
• Dysentery
• Neuralgia

Haiti

• Antiseptic
• Cachexia
• Neuralgia
• Pimple
• Rash
• Skin
• Sore
• Tumor
• Ophthalmia
• Pian

Venezuela

• Depurative
• Rheumatism

US(Koasati)

• Dysentery

Dominica

• Fever

East Indies

• Spleen
• Liver

West Indies

• Tumor

Indonesia

• Tumor

Chemicals

Plant

• AMBROSIN
• DIHYDROISOPARTHENIN
• ISOGUAIENE
• PARTHENICIN
• PARTHENIN
• ALKALOID
• 11-HYDROXYGUAIENE
• QUERCETAGETIN-3,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER

Leaf

• BETULIN

Activities

1. Antitumor — 3 compounds; AMBROSIN, BETULIN, PARTHENIN
2. Cytotoxic — 3 compounds; toxic activity; AMBROSIN, BETULIN, PARTHENIN
3. Allergenic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; AMBROSIN, PARTHENIN
4. Antifeedant — 2 compounds; BETULIN, PARTHENIN
5. Pesticide — 2 compounds; AMBROSIN, PARTHENIN
6. Adrenergic-Blocker — 1 compounds; PARTHENIN
7. Allelopathic — 1 compounds; PARTHENIN
8. Anticarcinomic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; BETULIN
9. Antidermatotic — 1 compounds; PARTHENIN
10. Antiflu — 1 compounds; BETULIN
11. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; BETULIN
12. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; BETULIN
13. Antiviral — 1 compounds; BETULIN
14. Aphidifuge — 1 compounds; BETULIN
15. CNS-Depressant — 1 compounds; PARTHENIN
16. Hypolipemic — 1 compounds; BETULIN
17. Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; BETULIN
18. Schistosomicide — 1 compounds; AMBROSIN
19. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; BETULIN

Toxic compounds

• AMBROSIN — Allergenic; Plant
• AMBROSIN — Cytotoxic; Plant; 40-3,500 ppb
• BETULIN — Anticarcinomic; Leaf
• BETULIN — Cytotoxic; Leaf; 600 ppm
• PARTHENIN — Allergenic; Plant
• PARTHENIN — Cytotoxic; Plant; 25 ppb