Abstract
The Asteraceae family has about 11.000 genera and more than 20.000 species. The Lychnophorinae, belongs to the subtribe Vernonieae and has distribution restricted to Brazil. From the phytochemical viewpoint, it present STL from guaianolido and germacranolido type.The STL are known due to its anti-inflammatory, allelopathic, toxic and feeding deterrents to herbivores properties. In addit…