Salvia haenkei, or pampa salvia, is a shrub species of Salvia found from southern Peru to Bolivia.[1]

Salvia haenkei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. haenkei
Binomial name
Salvia haenkei
Benth. 1833
Synonyms
  • Salvia avicularis Briq. 1896
  • Salvia bridgesii Britton ex Rusby 1900
  • Salvia pseudoavicularis Briq. 1896

Traditional medicine

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The plant is used in traditional Bolivian medicine as a digestive or antiemetic agent, to reduce colds and bronchitis symptoms and topically applied for wound healing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ Press, Dove; Scrima, Mario; Melito, Carmela; Merola, Filomena; Iorio, Antonio; Vito, Nicoletta; Giori, Andrea Maria; Ferravante, Angela (2020-08-25). "Evaluation of Wound Healing Activity of Salvia haenkei Hydroalcoholic". Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 13. Dove Press: 627–637. doi:10.2147/CCID.S224418. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
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