Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba.[3][4] It is also called agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating. It is nearly always found in low, wet areas.[5]
E. perfoliatum can be recognized from its perfoliate leaves
Eupatorium perfoliatum grows up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall, with opposite, serrate leaves that clasp the stems (perfoliate).[5] The stem is hairy.[5] The plant produces dense clusters of tiny white flower heads held above the foliage. In Illinois, the plant blooms during late summer and early fall.[5] Its native habitats include damp prairies, bogs, and alluvial woods.[6]
Eupatorium perfoliatum can form hybrids with other species of the genus Eupatorium, for example Eupatorium serotinum.[3]
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External linksedit
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Wikiversity has bloom time data for Eupatorium perfoliatum on the Bloom Clock
December 07, 2023
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Eupatorium perfoliatum known as common boneset or just boneset is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida west as far as Texas Nebraska the Dakotas and Manitoba 3 4 It is also called agueweed feverwort or sweating plant It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating It is nearly always found in low wet areas 5 Eupatorium perfoliatumConservation statusSecure NatureServe 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder AsteralesFamily AsteraceaeGenus EupatoriumSpecies E perfoliatumBinomial nameEupatorium perfoliatumL Synonyms 2 Synonymy Cunigunda perfoliata L LunellUncasia perfoliata L GreeneEupatorium chapmanii SmallEupatorium connatum MichauxEupatorium salviifolium SimsEupatorium truncatum Muhl ex Willd Eupatorium truncatum Muhl ex Willd Eupatorium cuneatum Engelm ex Torr amp A GrayUncasia cuneata Engelm ex Torr amp A Gray GreeneUncasia truncata Muhlenb ex Willd Greene Contents 1 Description 2 Phytochemistry and safety 2 1 Traditional medicine 3 References 4 External linksDescription edit nbsp E perfoliatum can be recognized from its perfoliate leavesEupatorium perfoliatum grows up to 100 cm 39 inches tall with opposite serrate leaves that clasp the stems perfoliate 5 The stem is hairy 5 The plant produces dense clusters of tiny white flower heads held above the foliage In Illinois the plant blooms during late summer and early fall 5 Its native habitats include damp prairies bogs and alluvial woods 6 Eupatorium perfoliatum can form hybrids with other species of the genus Eupatorium for example Eupatorium serotinum 3 Phytochemistry and safety editEupatorium perfoliatum leaves and roots contain mixed phytochemicals including polysaccharides containing xylose and glucuronic acid tannins volatile oil sesquiterpene lactones sterols triterpenes alkaloids and various flavonoids such as quercetin kaempferol and caffeic acid derivatives 7 8 E perfoliatum and several of its related species are listed on the Poisonous Plants Database of the US Food and Drug Administration 9 with E perfoliatum described as an unapproved homeopathic medicine with unknown safety by the US National Library of Medicine 7 10 Holistic health companies marketing fraudulent supplement products that contained E perforliatum with claims of benefit against COVID 19 were warned by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2020 about making illegal health claims and scamming consumers from their money 11 Traditional medicine edit Eupatorium perfoliatum also called boneset was used in traditional medicine by Native Americans who applied extracts for fever and common colds 7 8 Possible effects of E perfoliatum for these uses remain undefined by adequate scientific research and are unconfirmed by high quality clinical research 7 8 If consumed in large amounts tea made from its leaves may cause diarrhea 7 References edit Eupatorium perfoliatum NatureServe Explorer NatureServe Retrieved 2010 09 12 Eupatorium perfoliatum L The Global Compositae Checklist GCC via The Plant List Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online a b Siripun Kunsiri Chaw Schilling Edward E 2006 Eupatorium perfoliatum In Flora of North America Editorial Committee ed Flora of North America North of Mexico FNA Vol 21 New York and Oxford Oxford University Press via eFloras org Missouri Botanical Garden St Louis MO amp Harvard University Herbaria Cambridge MA Eupatorium perfoliatum County level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas NAPA Biota of North America Program BONAP 2014 a b c d Hilty John 24 October 2018 Common Boneset Illinois Wildflowers Retrieved 6 September 2022 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The University of Texas at Austin www wildflower org Retrieved 2023 01 29 a b c d e Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L Uses Benefits and Dosage Drugs com 1 February 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 a b c Hensel Andreas Maas Mareike Sendker Jandirk Lechtenberg Matthias Petereit Frank Deters Alexandra Schmidt Thomas Stark Timo 2011 Eupatorium perfoliatum L Phytochemistry traditional use and current applications Journal of Ethnopharmacology 138 3 641 651 doi 10 1016 j jep 2011 10 002 PMID 22004891 Flavonol 3 glucosides in 8 Eupatorium species In FDA Poisonous Plant Database US Food and Drug Administration 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 Eupatorium perfoliatum L DailyMed National Library of Medicine US National Institutes of Health 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID 19 Products US Food and Drug Administration 7 April 2020 Retrieved 8 April 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Eupatorium perfoliatum at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Wikiversity has bloom time data for Eupatorium perfoliatum on the Bloom Clock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eupatorium 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