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Aristeguietia gayana, or asmachilca, is a bush that grows up to 1 meter in height. It grows in the west-facing mountainsides and interandean valleys between 3600 and 4000 meters in altitude.
Asmachilca is only found in Peru. It was traditionally used by the Incas for respiratory system complaints. Today, it is used in cooking, but tea is the most common preparation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristeguietia gayana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
