Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.Family: Lamiaceae
Synonyms: Ballota suaveolens L., Bystropogon graveolens Blume, Bystropogon suaveolens (L.) L'Hér., Gnoteris cordata Raf., Gnoteris villosa Raf., Hyptis congesta Leonard, Hyptis ebracteata R.Br., Hyptis graveolens Schrank, Hyptis plumieri Poit., Marrubium indicum Blanco, Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze, Schaueria graveolens (Blume) Hassk., Schaueria suaveolens (L.) Hassk.
- English: pignut
- Akan: brong peeah
- Bengali: বিলাতি তুলস Bilatti Tulas
- Chinese: 山薄荷
- French: Hyptide parfumé
- Hindi: विलायती तुलसी Vilaiti Tulsi
- Malay: sělaséh hutan
- Malayalam: Nattapoochedi, നരിപ്പൂച്ചി
- Marathi: जंगली तुळस Jungli Tulas, भुस्त्रैण Bhustrena
- Oriya: Ganga Tulasi
- Portuguese: mentrasto do grande
- Sanskrit: भुस्त्रैण Bhustrna
- Sudanese: babadotan
- Tagalog: kablíng kabáyo
- Telugu: శీర్ణ తులసి Sirna Tulasi, మహాబీర Mahabeera, గబ్బురొట్ట Gabbu rotta, పిచ్చిరొట్ట Pichirotta
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.
Entire plant for headache, convulsions, migraine, catarrh and skin complaints; essential oil a remedy for toothache, also applied on forehead for headache. Root extract given for hematuria. Bark for diarrhea and dysentery. Stems with leaves, decoction, for coughs, asthma and respiratory infections, skin diseases, colds; honey collection, the smoke from the dry sticks along with fresh leaves so the honeybees do not bite when collecting the honey. Leaves decoction for stomachache or indigestion; leaves crushed and applied for sprain and swellings; in convulsions, child bathed with mixture of mother’s urine and crushed leaves; leaf extract or juice applied on measles; infusions stimulant, depurative, carminative, febrifuge, for colds, flu, fever, yellow fever, malaria, constipation; squeezed leaves for boils, eczema, cuts and wounds, as antiseptic healer; leaves juice insect repellent against mosquitoes; leaves spread on the cot to ward off bed bugs. Seeds soaked in water applied on wounds allowing pus to flow out; blackish seeds soaked in a glass of milk and taken for spermatorrhea. Dried aromatic leaves used in smoking in cattle sheds to repel flies and mosquitoes. Medico-religious beliefs. Veterinary medicine, insecticide, plants kept on eggs on which hen is sitting for incubation, plants kept in the cages to protect poultry from insect and fungal infestation; leaves for sucking insect from livestock body [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Leaves of the plant and rhizome of Zingiber officinale are crushed together to paste. The paste (half a teaspoon) is taken twice daily to cure dysentery. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
Carminative, antispasmod- ic, antisoporific, antirheumatic, anticephalalgic, lactagogue. Used in catarrhal and uterine affections, parasitical cutaneous diseases, epistaxis. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Uses: In China, Hyptis suaveolens Poit. is used to combat fever and to invigorate health. In Malaysia, a decoction of 15 g of dried herb is used to combat fever, assuage headache and to promote digestion; the plant is used externally to soothe skin rashes, eczema and to resolve swellings. In the Philippines, the plant is used to stop spasms, treat rheumatism, promote menses as well as to invigorate health. A decoction of the plant is used to assuage stomachache and to treat dysentery. In Taiwan, the aerial parts are used to assuage pain and skin discomfort, whereas in Vietnam, the plant is used to increase milk secretion. [Medicinal Plants: Drugs For The Future? ]
It is used in Africa for stomach-ache and colic, headaches, fever and as a general beverage. The principle constituent of the essential oil is menthol. [Medicinal Plants of Jamaica]
243 Published articles of Hyptis suaveolensLeaves of the plant and rhizome of Zingiber officinale are crushed together to paste. The paste (half a teaspoon) is taken twice daily to cure dysentery. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
Carminative, antispasmod- ic, antisoporific, antirheumatic, anticephalalgic, lactagogue. Used in catarrhal and uterine affections, parasitical cutaneous diseases, epistaxis. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Uses: In China, Hyptis suaveolens Poit. is used to combat fever and to invigorate health. In Malaysia, a decoction of 15 g of dried herb is used to combat fever, assuage headache and to promote digestion; the plant is used externally to soothe skin rashes, eczema and to resolve swellings. In the Philippines, the plant is used to stop spasms, treat rheumatism, promote menses as well as to invigorate health. A decoction of the plant is used to assuage stomachache and to treat dysentery. In Taiwan, the aerial parts are used to assuage pain and skin discomfort, whereas in Vietnam, the plant is used to increase milk secretion. [Medicinal Plants: Drugs For The Future? ]
It is used in Africa for stomach-ache and colic, headaches, fever and as a general beverage. The principle constituent of the essential oil is menthol. [Medicinal Plants of Jamaica]
