Pfaffia paniculata

Suma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Hebanthe
Species:	H. eriantha
Binomial name
Hebanthe eriantha (Poir.) Pedersen
Synonyms
Gomphrena eriantha (Poir.) Moq. Gomphrena paniculata (Mart.) Moq. Hebanthe paniculata Mart. Iresine erianthos Poir. Iresine paniculata (Mart.) Spreng. Iresine tenuis Suess. Pfaffia eriantha (Poir.) Kuntze Pfaffia paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze Xeraea paniculata (Mart.) Kuntze

Hebanthe eriantha (Pfaffia paniculata, suma, or Brazilian ginseng) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family.

The root of this rambling ground vine found in South America is used traditionally as a medicine and tonic. Nicknamed "para todo" which means "for all," suma is a traditional herbal medicine.

The root contains including saponins (pfaffosides),pfaffic acid, beta-ecdysterone, glycosides, and nortriterpenes.

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