Quilquinya

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Venezuela

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Ache(Bones), Erysipelas, Spasm

Science studied: (E)-ANETHOLE, (E)-CARYOPHYLLENE, P-CYMENE, N-DECANAL

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: Porophyllum ruderale

Common names: Quilquinya, Bolivian coriander, Couve-de-coelho, Hierba de gallinazo, Ketumbar Bolivia, Kuuxepai, Larindi, Mampurito, Pápalo, Quillquiña, Quirquiña, Ruda de gallinazo, Shine Bush (Trinidad & Tobago); Quilquina; Yerba porosa (Puerto Rico), Xepaí, Yerba Porosa, Yerba di Mampuritu, Yerba porosa, killkiña, pórolist rumoviskový, summer cilantro

History

The source record documents this plant in Venezuela.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)
• Ache(Bones)
• Erysipelas
• Spasm
• Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Venezuela

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)
• Ache(Bones)
• Erysipelas
• Spasm
• Sudorific

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

• Correction: German soils affect biomass production, elemental profiles, and anti-inflammatory activity of three medicinal plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine: Scoparia dulcis L., Physalis angulata L., and Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. · 2026 source ↗
• German soils affect biomass production, elemental profiles, and anti-inflammatory activity of three medicinal plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine: Scoparia dulcis L., Physalis angulata L., and Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. · 2026 source ↗
• Hypoglycemic Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Extract of <i>Porophyllum ruderale</i> in CD1 Mice. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• (E)-ANETHOLE
• (E)-CARYOPHYLLENE
• P-CYMENE
• N-DECANAL
• DECANOL
• EO
• GERMACRENE-D
• LIMONENE
• MYRCENE
• (E)-NEROLIDIOL
• (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
• (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
• ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• CIS-PINENE-HYDRATE

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

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.