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| Minthostachys mollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Minthostachys |
| Species: | M. mollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Minthostachys mollis (Kunth) Griseb. | |
Minthostachys mollis (muña) is a medicinal plant restricted to the South American Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus Minthostachys.
Medicinal uses
In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a carminative and aphrodisiac.
Etymology
Its common name "muña" comes from Quechua.
Chemical characteristics
The principal components of essential oil are as follows:
- pulegone
- menthone
- menthol
- (-)-ß-pinene
- (-)-α-pinene
- limonene
- isomenthone
- piperic acid
- eucalyptol
- carvone
Pharmacological characteristics
| Internal | External |
|---|---|
| Digestive aid | Rheumatic pain relief |
| Antispasmodic (cramp and spasm relief) | Expelling activity against ectoparasites |
| Antidiarrheal (symptomatic relief for diarrhea) | |
| Anthelmintic (expelling parasitic worms) | |
| Carminative (against cramps in the digestive tract) | |
| Emmenagogue (stimulating blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, thus sometimes stimulating menstruation) |
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| Inhalations against catarrh and sinusitis |
Notes
References
- USDA, ARS, GRIN. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Minthostachys mollis information from NPGS/GRIN (7 September 2008)
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