It is a word of Quechua origin that means woman, wife. Warmi . In Spanish it is also the name of a toxic plant of medicinal uses. It is also called caángay, caápetay, chiva, lilac flower, dog grass, Santa Lucia grass, hemostatic herb, manrubio, mastranto, mentastro, niambu, sesumpate, teat or yerba de chino. Its scientific name is Ageratum conyzoides and belongs to the Asteraceae family.
huarmi-is a species of herbaceous plant, annual, of the family Asteraceae, about 70 cm high, very toxic, considered a weed, native to South America; it has opposite leaves, small pink or white flowers of nauseating smell, becoming a weed of the tropical areas of the world-It is used medicinally as an antibacterial or antiarthritic, also, for its essential oils, it is used in cosmetics; is toxic to mammals-