Pfaffia glomerata is a medicinal plant native to Argentina,Pfaffia glomerata at Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad Bolivia.Pfaffia stenophylla at Bolivia Checklist on www.eFloras.org Cerrado, and Pantanal in Brazil.
Pfaffia glomerata is considered an aphrodisiac, potentially due to the presence of β-ecdysone in its roots. This steroid is thought to influence libido.
Pfaffia glomerata contains gallic acid, pfaffic acid, glomeric acid, oleanolic acid, saponins, anthraquinones, tannins, flavonoids, rubrosterone, and ecdysterone, in addition to primary metabolites such as inulin-type fructans and fructooligosaccharides.
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