Acmella ciliata
(Kunth) Cass.
Asteraceae
Acmella fimbriata (Kunth) Cass.
Ceratocephalus ciliatus (Kunth) Kuntze
Ceratocephalus fimbriatus (Kunth) Kuntze
Ceratocephalus poeppigii Kuntze
Spilanthes ciliata Kunth
Spilanthes fimbriata Kunth
Spilanthes melampodioides Gardner
Spilanthes poeppigii DC.
Spilanthes popayanensis Hieron.
Common Name: Ufla
General Information
Acmella ciliata is a herbaceous perennial plant with stems that are usually decumbent to ascending and root at the nodes; it can grow around 30 - 80cm tall[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
,
2015- Title
- The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
- Author
- Jansen R.K.
- Publisher
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in Taiwan as a medicinal plant[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
,
2015- Title
- The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
- Author
- Jansen R.K.
- Publisher
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
S. America - northern Argentina, Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama
Habitat
Moist, weedy habitats especially along road sides, cultivated fields, and stream banks; at elevations from sea level to 2,650 metres[
2015- Title
- The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
- Author
- Jansen R.K.
- Publisher
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Acmella ciliata is native to northern South America, but can spread as a weed. It has become naturalized in various regions including the Celebes, India, Sumatra and Thailand[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Plants can flower all year round
Edible Uses
The plant is used as a spice in Acre, Brazil[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
Leaves - raw[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. Added to salads[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
Medicinal
A decoction of the dried root, combined with Spearmint (Mentha spicata) is used in the treatment of internal bleeding, renal bleeding, and colds with high levels of mucus[
1918- Title
- Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006, 2:47
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Sharon D.
- Website
- http://10.1186/1746-4269-2-47
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes a list of over 50o species of plants with brief details of their traditional medicinal uses
].
A herbal bath prepared with the leaves is used to treat diarrhoea[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
The flowers are used to treat diarrhoea[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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