It is one of the common names of a plant. It belongs to the Asteraceae family. In the Guarani language it is called caángay, which means watercress plant or watercress grass. It is toxic and has medicinal uses. It is also known in the region as caápétay. In Colombia we call it chiva, vhiba or hemostatic plant, in Costa Rica Saint Lucia (and many more names) and in Brazil quebrapedra. Its scientific name is Ageratum conyzoides. this plant has many regional names in every country in South and Central America.
teatina-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-
