botanical record · discovered
Bidens pilosa
Bidens pilosa
Abujua · Acetillo · Ajeran · Amor seco
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Ghana, Java, Philippines, Upper Volta, Malaya, W Africa, Malaysia
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aftosa, Allergy, Amygdalitis, Angina
Science studied: ESCULETIN, BETA-AMYRIN, BEHENIC-ACID, ALPHA-CADINOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Bidens pilosa
Common names: Abujua, Acetillo, Ajeran, Amor seco
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Ghana, Java, Philippines, Upper Volta, Malaya, W Africa, Malaysia and 12 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aftosa
- Allergy
- Amygdalitis
- Angina
- Boil
- Bronchitis
- Catarrh
- Colic
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- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Ear
- Emmenagogue
- Eye
- Fever
- Food-Poison
- Heat rash
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Intoxicant
- Itch
- Lactogogue
- Liqueur
- Liver
- Magic
- Pectoral
- Rheumatism
- Sclerosis(Glands)
- Sialogogue
- Sore
- Stomatitis
- Styptic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Urticaria
- Vulnerary
- Bite(Snake)
- Antidote
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Cold
- Diarrhea
- Stomach
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Ghana
- Java
- Philippines
- Upper Volta
- Malaya
- W Africa
- Malaysia
- Dominican Republic
- Tanzania
- Venezuela
- Dominica
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- Bahamas
- Tonga
- Africa
- Elsewhere
- Newguinea(Dani)
- Brazil
- Mexico
- S Africa
Documented cultural uses
- Aftosa
- Allergy
- Amygdalitis
- Angina
- Boil
- Bronchitis
- Catarrh
- Colic
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
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- Dysentery
- Ear
- Emmenagogue
- Eye
- Fever
- Food-Poison
- Heat rash
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Intoxicant
- Itch
- Lactogogue
- Liqueur
- Liver
- Magic
- Pectoral
- Rheumatism
- Sclerosis(Glands)
- Sialogogue
- Sore
- Stomatitis
- Styptic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Urticaria
- Vulnerary
- Bite(Snake)
- Antidote
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Cold
- Diarrhea
- Stomach
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Antioxidant Effects of Aqueous Bidens pilosa in Fructose-Fed Rats. · 2025 source ↗
- Integrated GC-MS Fingerprinting and Chemometrics for Identifying Antimicrobial Quality Markers in <i>Bidens pilosa</i> L. Volatile Oils. · 2026 source ↗
- Potential Relevance of <i>Bidens pilosa</i> L. to Atopic Dermatitis: Mechanistic Evidence, Drug Development Challenges, and Future Perspectives. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ESCULETIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- BEHENIC-ACID
- ALPHA-CADINOL
- CAPRIC-ACID
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- DAUCOSTEROL
- ELAIDIC-ACID
- 2-O-CAFFEOYL-2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRONIC-ACID
- 3-O-CAFFEOYL-2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRONO-1-4-LACTONE
- FRIEDELAN-3-BETA-OL
- FRIEDELIN
- GERMACRENE-D
- 1-PHENYL-HEPTA-1-3-5-TRIYNE
- 7-PHENYL-HEPTA-2-4-6-TRIYNE
- L-INOSITOL
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- LAURIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LUPEOL
- LUPEOL-ACETATE
- T-MUUROLOL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OKANIN-3'-4'-DIGLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-(6'-O-ACETYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-DIGLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-(2'-4'-6'-TRIACETYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-(2'-4'-DIACETYL-6'-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-(3'-4'-DIACETYL-6'-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-(4'-ACETYL-6'-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-(6'-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE
- OKANIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- OKANIN-4-METHYL-ETHER-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PHENYLHEPTA-1-3-5-TRIYNE
- PHENYLHEPTATRIYNE
- PHYTOL-HEPTANOATE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- SANDARACOPIMARA-8(14)-15-DIENE-7-ALPHA-18-DIOL
- SQUALENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TRIDEC-5-ENE-7-9-11-TRIYNE-3-OL
- TRIDECA-2-12-DIENE-4-6-8-10-TETRAYN-1-OL
- TRIDECA-3-11-DIENE-5-7-9-TRIYNE-1-2-DIOL
- TRIDECAPENTAYN-1-ENE
- BORNEOL
- LIMONENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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