niambú-caángay-is a species of herbaceous plant, annual, of the Asteraceae family, about 70 cm high, very toxic, considered a weed, native to South America; it has opposite leaves, small pink or white flowers with a 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; It is toxic to mammals.
