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Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Hypoxidaceae
Genus:	Hypoxis
Species:	H. hemerocallidea
Binomial name
*Hypoxis hemerocallidea* Fisch.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Synonyms
Hypoxis rooperi

Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African star grass, African potato) is an medicinal plant native to South Africa in the Hypoxidaceae family. This plant is the best known member of this genus.

1 Medicinal uses
2 References
- 2.1 Notes
- 2.2 External references
3 External links

Medicinal uses

Limited evidence from two clinical trials suggests that Hypoxis is efficacious in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia ^[1]. However, Hypoxis alters the activity of cytochrome p450, suggesting that it may interfere with the effectiveness of other drugs or supplements, such as antiretrovirals ^[2]

References

Notes

^ Wilt TJ, Ishani A, Rutks I, MacDonald R (2000). "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia". Public Health Nutr 3 (4A): 459–72.
^ Mills E et al. "Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism." AIDS 19: 95 – 97, 2005.

External references

Gillmer, M. & Symmonds, R. 1999. "Seed collection and germination: Hypoxis hemerocallidea." Plantlife 21: 36, 37.
Wilt TJ, Ishani A, Rutks I, MacDonald R (2000). "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia". Public Health Nutr 3 (4A): 459–72.
Mills E et al. "Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism." AIDS 19: 95 – 97, 2005.