Coatbuttons

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, Guatemala

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alopecia, Antiseptic, Bruise, Diarrhea

Science studied: CAO, CARBOHYDRATES, FIBER, GLUCOLUTEOLIN

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: Tridax procumbens

Common names: Coatbuttons, Mexican daisy, Casse-tout-seul, Casse-tout-seul, Herbe à cailles, Herbe à lapins, Tridax marguerite, Clavelito, Coat Buttons, Coatbuttons, Tridax daisy, Erva de Touro, Gletang, Hierba del toro, Kanching baju, Pancha, Pâquerette sauvage, Songgolangit, Tridax, Tridax Daisy, Yerba de San Juan del monte, cadillo chisaca, coat buttons, coat-buttons

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Guatemala.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alopecia
• Antiseptic
• Bruise
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Insecticide
• Parasiticide
• Refrigerant

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Mexico
• Guatemala

Documented cultural uses

• Alopecia
• Antiseptic
• Bruise
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Insecticide
• Parasiticide
• Refrigerant
• Wound
• Bronchitis
• Catarrh
• Hemostat

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

• Phytochemical profiling and systemic organoprotection of Tridax procumbens against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. · 2026 source ↗
• Coumarins from Tridax procumbens L. and their anti-inflammatory activity. · 2026 source ↗
• Tridax procumbens promotes apoptosis and suppresses markers of proliferation, growth, and metastasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAO
• CARBOHYDRATES
• FIBER
• GLUCOLUTEOLIN
• ISOQUERCETIN
• K2O
• MGO
• P2O5
• QUERCETIN
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• ASH
• FAT
• FUMARIC-ACID
• LUTEOLIN
• PROTEIN
• TANNIN

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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