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'''''Minthostachys mollis''''' ('''muña''') is a ] restricted to the South American Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus '']''. It is also known by the names of '''tipo''', '''tipollo''', or '''poleo'''.<ref name=Alkire> '''''Minthostachys mollis''''' is a ] restricted to the South American ] from ] to ]. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus '']''. Its common name '''''muña''''' comes from ]. Other local names include ''tipo'', ''tipollo'', ''poleo''.<ref name=Alkire>
{{cite journal {{cite journal
| last = Alkire | last = Alkire
| first = Ben | first = Ben
| year = 1994 | year = 1994
| title = Tipo,minthostachys mollis (lamiaceae): an ecuadorian mint | title = Tipo, Minthostachys mollis (Lamiaceae): an Ecuadorian mint
| url = | url =
| journal = Economic Botany | journal = ]
| publisher =
| volume = 48 | volume = 48
| issue = 1 | issue = 1
| pages = 60-64 | pages = 60–64
| doi = 10.1007/BF02901380 | doi = 10.1007/BF02901380
| s2cid = 5181013
| accessdate = 2014-05-28
| doi-access=
}} }}
</ref> </ref>


==Medicinal uses== ==Medicinal uses==
In the ] traditions of the ], the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a ] and ].{{cn|date=November 2011}} In the ] traditions of the ], the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a ] and ].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}

==Etymology==
Its common name ''"muña"'' comes from ].


==Chemical characteristics== ==Chemical characteristics==
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In the flowering tops 19 compounds were identified in the essential oil, predominantly 29% ], 24% ], 20% ], and 8% ].<ref name=Alkire/> In the flowering tops 19 compounds were identified in the essential oil, predominantly 29% ], 24% ], 20% ], and 8% ].<ref name=Alkire/>


==Notes== ==References==
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==References== ==External links==
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*], ARS, GRIN. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. (7 September 2008)

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Species of flowering plant

Minthostachys mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Minthostachys
Species: M. mollis
Binomial name
Minthostachys mollis
(Kunth) Griseb.

Minthostachys mollis is a medicinal plant restricted to the South American Andes from Peru to Bolivia. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus Minthostachys. Its common name muña comes from Quechua. Other local names include tipo, tipollo, poleo.

Medicinal uses

In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a carminative and aphrodisiac.

Chemical characteristics

The principal components of essential oil are as follows:

In the flowering tops 19 compounds were identified in the essential oil, predominantly 29% neomenthol, 24% menthone, 20% menthol, and 8% piperitone.

References

  1. ^ Alkire, Ben (1994). "Tipo, Minthostachys mollis (Lamiaceae): an Ecuadorian mint". Economic Botany. 48 (1): 60–64. doi:10.1007/BF02901380. S2CID 5181013.

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Taxon identifiers
Minthostachys mollis
Bystropogon mollis


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