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Geum quellyon Sweet is a perennial herb of the Rosaceae family, native to the Central Region of Chile. It is commonly cultivated as a garden ornamental, and in that context is sometimes called Geum chiloense^[1].

It has been used in the traditional medicine of the Mapuche Amerindians of Chile to treat tooth neuralgia, gastric inflammation, prostatitis and to regulate menstruation^[2] The methanolic extract is obtained from the root of Geum quellyon. It is has a lot of action include anti inflammatory effect, anti oxidant, and antitumor effect which is our concern. The methanolic extract contain tannin compounds Tannins have been shown to have antitumor activity^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4935 GRIN database, list of species in Geum, with synonyms
2. ^ Muñoz, O., Montes, M., Wilkomirsky, T., 2004. In: Maldonado, S. (Ed.), Plantas medicinales de uso en Chile. Quimica y farmacologia. Editorial Universitaria, S.A. Santiago, Chile, pp. 129–132
3. ^ Gali-Muhtasib, H.U., Younes, I.H., Karchesy, J.J., el-Sabban, M.E., 2001. Plant tannins inhibit the induction of aberrant crypt foci and colonic tumors by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in mice. Nutrition Cancer39, 108–116

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Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales
Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Colurieae
Genus: Geum
Species: Geum quellyon

Name

Geum quellyon Sweet

References

• British Flower Garden...London 3: t. 292. 1829
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]