''Calea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are distributed in tropical and

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regionsdo Nascimento, A. M., et al. (2007)
Chromanones with leishmanicidal activity from ''Calea uniflora''.
''Zeitschrift für Naturforschung'' 62(5-6), 353-56. in Mexico, Central America, and South America.Ferraz, A., et al. (2009)
Pharmacological and genotoxic evaluation of ''Calea clematidea'' and ''Calea uniflora''.
''Latin American Journal of Pharmacy'' 28(6), 858-62.Pozo, P. and D. N. Hind. (2013)
A new species of ''Calea'' sect. ''Meyeria'' (Compositae: Heliantheae: Neurolaeninae), ''Calea woodii'', from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
''Kew Bulletin'' 68, 1-5. Extracts of ''Calea'' species have had

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, anti-inflammatory,

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, larvicidal,

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, and

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effects in experiments. Some species are used in traditional medicine and ritual. ''

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'' is used to treat

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. ''

Calea ternifolia ''Calea ternifolia'' ( syn. ''Calea zacatechichi'') is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. Its English language common names include bitter-grass, Mexican calea, and dream herb ...

'' is used in Mexico to treat dysentery and fever, and native peoples use it to influence their dreams. ; Species''Calea''.
The Plant List. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Calea elegans'' DC., a synonym for '' Perymenium acuminatum'', a plant found in Mexico Calea cymosa- Soriano, Palmar, Suelo rocoso al margen del Lago 2

Calea cymosa- Soriano, Palmar, Suelo rocoso al margen del Lago 2

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