Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae): Botanical Properties, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology

Table 3

Ethnomedical information about B. pilosa.


Disorder	Plant part^b	Mode of use	Region/Country	References

Stomachache	LE	Decoction	India Africa	[23, 25, 56]
Colics	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Catarrh	WP	Juice or decoction; taken orally	Cuba	[24]
Diarrhea	LE and WP	Fresh leaves or Decoction	Africa Uganda	[25, 57]
Constipation	WP	Decoction	Africa	[25]
Dysentery/Bacillary dysentery	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Choleretic	WP	Decoction	Middle America	[25]
Anti-inflammatory	WP	Not stated	China Cuba	[22, 24]
Asthma	WP	Decoction or maceration; taken orally	Cuba China	[21, 24]
Antirheumatic	RT and WP	Juice and decoction	Hong Kong Zulu, Africa	[22, 25]
Acute appendicitis	WP	Decoction	Hong Kong	[21]
Enteritis	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Pruritus	WP	Decoction	Hong Kong	[21]
Conjunctivitis	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Otitis	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Pharyngitis	WP	Decoction	Africa China	[25]
Gastritis	WP	Juice; taken orally	Cuba	[24]
Diabetes	WP	Decoction; taken orally	Cuba Taiwan	[24, 43]
Headache	WP	Decoction	Bafia, Cameroon	[26]
Diuretic	WP	Decoction	Middle America	[25]
Hypotensive	WP	Decoction; taken orally	Bafia, Cameroon	[26]
Colds	LE and WP	Fresh or decoction	China Middle America Uganda	[21, 25, 57]
Yellow Fever	LE and WP	Fresh or decoction	China Middle America Uganda	[21, 22, 25, 57]
Influenza	LE and WP	Fresh or decoction	China Middle America Uganda	[21, 25, 57]
Acute infectious hepatitis	WP	Decoction	Hong Kong	[21]
Intestinal worms	WP	Decoction	Africa	[25]
Malaria	RT and WP	Juice	Africa China	[21, 25]
Eye Infection	LE and WP	Fresh or juice	Uganda Middle America	[25, 57]
Antimicrobial	AP	Decoction for drinking; bathing/external use	Trinidad and Tobago	[22]
Pulmonary tuberculosis	WP	Decoction or maceration; taken orally	Cuba China	[21, 24]
Bacterial infections in gastrointestinal tracts	WP	Decoction	Trinidad and Tobago	[22]
Renal infection	LE	Decoction; taken orally	Cuba	[24]
Sore throat	LE and WP	Fresh or decoction	China Middle America Uganda	[21, 25, 57]
Cough	WP	Decoction; taken orally	Cuba China	[21, 24]
Coolness of the uterus	WP	Decoction; taken orally	Cuba	[24]
Menstrual irregularities	WP	Decoction; taken orally	Cuba	[24]
Dysmenorrhea	WP	Decoction	Bafia, Cameroon	[26]
Hyperemesis gravidarum (morning sickness)	WP	Decoction	Africa	[25]
Hemorrhoids	WP	Decoction	Hong Kong	[21]
Nose bleeds	LE and WP	Fresh or decoction	China Middle America Uganda	[21, 25, 57]
Stomach ulcers	LE and WP	Maceration or juice; taken orally	Cuba Middle America Uganda	[21, 24, 25, 57]
Cuts, burns, and skin problems	LE and WP	Fresh plant or decoction; topical application/bathing	Trinidad and Tobago Africa China Cameroon Brazil Venezuela	[17, 22, 25]
Wounds	WP	Crushed herb	China Africa Central America Hawaii	[21]
Snake bites	WP	Pulverized herb	China	[21]

LE: leaves, ST: stem, FW: flower, WP: whole plant, RT: roots, AP: aerial parts.