| Minthostachys mollis | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 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.
Contents |
In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a carminative and aphrodisiac.
Its common name "muña" comes from the Quechuan word "muñay," to love.[1]
The principal components of essential oil are as follows:
| 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
(stimualting blood flowin the pelvic area and uterus, thus sometimes stimulating menstruation) |
|
| Inhalations against catarrh and sinusitis |
Classification System: APG II (down to family level)
Main Page
Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core
eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids
I
Ordo: Lamiales
Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Genus: Minthostachys
Species: Minthostachys
mollis
Minthostachys mollis Griseb.
  | Minthostachys mollis information from NPGS/GRIN - Minthostachys mollis information from NPGS/GRIN |
|
|
Wikis
Map
Search
