Santa María, Bitter bush
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Title
Santa María, Bitter bush
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Authors
Nilda González Toro, José A. García Luiña
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Scientific Name
Eupatorium odoratum L.
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Description
Arbusto anual que puede alcanzar 9 pies de altura. Posee hojas de margen dentado y flores blancas en cabezuelas. Las hojas y flores aromáticas se han usado en baños para aliviar resfriados y dolores reumáticos. La infusión se ha empleado para controlar gases intestinales. Crece silvestre en cercas y malezas en Puerto Rico. Está distribuido en las Indias Occidentales y América Tropical. Annual brush that can grow to nine feet in height. Its leaves are dented and flowers are white arranged in buds. Both flowers and leaves are aromatic and have been used to control colds and rheumatic pains. Its infusion is used to control intestinal gases. In Puerto Rico, it grows wild on fence and thickets. It can also be found in the West Indies and Tropical America.