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Ethnobotanical Plant Hyptis suaveolens

Common Name
Oregano; Mastranto; Ajonjoli Cimarron; Sepulut; Mamajuana; Lerkuing; Basinan; Selaseh hutan (Woodland basil); Melisse; Malbar hutan

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Lactogogue Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Liver Curacao Duke, 1992 *
Malaria Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Malaria Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Menorrhagia Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Menorrhagia Trinidad Duke, 1992 *
Nausea Curacao Duke, 1992 *
Pacifier Curacao Duke, 1992 *
Palsy Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Poison(Veterinary) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Repellant(Insect) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Repellant(Insect) Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Philippines Duke, 1992 *
Spasm Philippines Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Stimulant Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Stimulant Malaysia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.