MS088 : Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
414 |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Lamiales |
| Family |
: Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family |
| Genus |
: Hyptis Jacq. - bushmint |
| Species |
: Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. - pignut |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
In some areas of Dhakna range |
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| Plant Category : |
Shrubs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
- |
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| Plant Family : |
Labiatae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
American Mint, Bush mint, Chan, Horehound, Pignut, stinking Roger, Wild spikenard • Hindi: vilaiti tulsi • Marathi: bhustrena, darp tulas, jungli tulas • Telugu: sirna tulasi • Bengali: bilati tulas • Oriya: Ganga tulasi • Sanskrit: bhustrena • Nepali: ban Baawaree, Thulo Mirre • Nepali: Ban Baawaree, Thulo Mirre |
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| Synonym : |
Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze.
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| Description : |
Shrubs, to 1.5 m high; stem obtusely 4-angular, thinly hairy. Leaves ovate, acute, hispid below, glabrate above; petiole to 5 cm long. Flowers in clusters of 1-12; calyx tube 8 mm long, tubular, 10-ribbed, glandular hairy, teeth spinulose, 4 mm long; corolla 5 mm long, lobes short, glabrous inside, blue. Nutlets 4 x 2.5 mm, compressed, with a ridge on dorsal surface, pubescent, deep brown, mucilaginous when wet. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
A decoction of the roots is valued as an appetizer. This plant is also used for affections of the uterus. A decoction of the root is said to be emmenagogic, and a stimulant if employed in rheumatism. The flowering plant is anti-fungal, carminative, febrifuge, stomachic. It is used in the treatment of a wide range of conditions including flatulence and other stomach problems, fevers associated with colds. The juice of leaves, mixed with lime juice, is drunk for stomach aches. Applied externally, it is used as a wash or poultice on skin disorders such as dermatitis and eczema, boils, headaches etc. A poultice of the pounded fresh material is applied as a poultice on snake bites. The juice of leaves is applied daily between the toes as a treatment for athlete's foot. The leaf paste is applied on sores and fungal skin infections. |
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| Plant's Phytochemicals : |
Suaveolic Acid
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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