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| '''''Minthostachys mollis''''' is a ] restricted to the South American ] from ] ] to ]. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus '']''. |
'''''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> | ||
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| ==Medicinal uses== | ==Medicinal uses== | ||
| In the ] traditions of the ], the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a ] and ].{{citation needed|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}} | ||
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| Its common name ''"muña"'' comes from ]. | |||
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Species of flowering plant
| Minthostachys mollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Venezuela 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:
- pulegone
- menthone
- menthol
- (−)-β-pinene
- (−)-α-pinene
- limonene
- isomenthone
- piperic acid
- eucalyptol
- carvone
In the flowering tops 19 compounds were identified in the essential oil, predominantly 29% neomenthol, 24% menthone, 20% menthol, and 8% piperitone.
References
- ^ Alkire, Ben (1994). "Tipo, Minthostachys mollis (Lamiaceae): an Ecuadorian mint". Economic Botany. 48 (1): 60–64. doi:10.1007/BF02901380. S2CID 5181013.
External links
- "Minthostachys mollis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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| Minthostachys mollis |
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| Bystropogon mollis | |
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