Viper beggarticks

Its natural habitat is lowland moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brushfires.

Bidens campylotheca showed significant in vitro inhibition of cyclooxygenase (CO) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO); inhibiting these enzyme systems is a means of reducing inflammatory responses (6). Flavonoids = The specific flavonoids in Bidens have not been fully elucidated, though the following have been found: luteolin (12, 15); a group of flavonols having quercetin as their aglycone; and a group of chalcone glycosides (18). More