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Copyright: alyssa erika louis agaban (seafetish)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-01-22 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Camera: Nikon D40X |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/160 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-05-19 21:16 |
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Everlasting Flower
Helichrysum bracteatum
Other names:
Everlasting (Engl.)
Strawflower (Engl.)
Everlasting daisy (Engl.)
Paper daisy (Engl.)
A stout annual herb growing to a height of 30-60 cm , with terete and sparingly branched stems. Leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, with entire margins, and narrowed at the base. Blade is green on both sides. Flower head is terminal, up to 6 cm across, golden yellow, pink, orange to ivory white, enclosed by strawlike imbricated bracts of varying colors of red, yellow, brown and white. Thrives best in the high altitudes, ie, Baguio and Tagaytay (philippines).
Studies have yielded flavonoids with a predominance of apigenin and luteolin along with 7-glucoside. source
• Study yielded four flavones and five flavanols.
A favorite decorative or altar flower, as it lasts indefinitely when dried. Scentless when fresh, but said to repel moths when dried.
Study 2007 study yielded a new gamma- pyrone, sterols and triterpenes from H. bracteatum. Of seven compounds isolated, 4 were from aerial parts, 3 from flowers. Gamma-pyrone compounds were considered potential anti-cancer drugs.
Antiinflammator / Hepatoprotective: Study yielded four flavones, five flavonols, six caffeoyl derivatives of quinic acid from the flowers and aerial parts of Helichrysum bracteatum. The flavonol bractein was the most potent anti-inflammatory and antipyretic and the flavonol 3,5-dicaffreoylquinic acid was the most potent analgesic. The flowers showed significant hepatoprotective effect.
from: http://www.stuartxchange.com/Everlasting.html
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