| Condea verticillata | |
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| Epitype of Condea verticillata | |
| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Condea |
| Species: | C. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Condea verticillata (Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastor 2012 | |
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Condea verticillata, commonly known as John Charles, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Mexico, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean, and northwestern South America. It has also been introduced to Hawaii.
John Charles is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of conditions including coughs, colds, fever, tonsillitis, bronchitis, uterine fibroids, skin infections, and stomach ache. The leaf and stem of the plant contain the lignan podophyllotoxin.
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Harley, R. M.; Pastore, J. F. B. (27 June 2012). "A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 58 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1.
- ^ Arvigo, Rosita; Balick, Michael (1993). Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize (1st ed.). Lotus Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-914955-13-6.
- "Condea verticillata – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Condea verticillata (Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- Kuhnt, Michaela; Pröbstle, Andrea; Rimpler, Horst; Bauer, Rudolf; Heinrich, Michael (June 1995). "Biological and Pharmacological Activities and Further Constituents of Hyptis verticillata". Planta Medica. 61 (3): 227–232. doi:10.1055/s-2006-958061. PMID 7617764.
External links
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| Condea verticillata | |
| Hyptis verticillata |
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