Unconventional Food Plants (PANCs) are edible plants that are not commonly used in the human diet, but which have high nutritional and medicinal value. These plants are rich in nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and ...

Clidemia hirta is commonly known as caiia, pixirica or peludinha. This species is distributed mainly in the Neotropical regions of the world, but is also found in Brazil. In folk medicine, C. hirta tea is used to treat ...