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SANCHEZ GOVIN, Ester et al. Caracterización y conservación de Bidens alba. (L.) DC. var. radiata (Sch. Bip.) Ballard. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2003, vol.8, n.3. ISSN 1028-4796.

Bidens alba. (L.) DC. var. radiata (Sch. Bip.) Ballard, known by our population as rosemary, is wildly obtained and it has been popularly used as antiseptic, diuretic and to cure cold and oral aphthae. Its growth has been domesticated recently. The morphological characteristics of the plant material from the cultivated plots as well as the following quality indicators: humidity, total ashes, substances soluble in water and in ethanol, and the content of total polyphenols, are described in this paper. .s conocida por nuestra población

Palavras-chave : PLANTS, MEDICINAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; MEDICINE HERBAL.