Condea verticillata
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Condea verticillata | |
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Epitype of Condea verticillata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Condea |
Species: | C. verticillata
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Condea verticillata (Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastor 2012[2]
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Condea verticillata, commonly known as John Charles,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Mexico, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean, and northwestern South America.[2][4][5] It has also been introduced to Hawaii.[5]
John Charles is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of conditions including coughs, colds, fever, tonsillitis, bronchitis, uterine fibroids, skin infections, and stomach ache.[3][6] The leaf and stem of the plant contain the lignan podophyllotoxin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b Harley, R. M.; Pastore, J. F. B. (27 June 2012). "A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 58 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1.
- ^ a b c Arvigo, Rosita; Balick, Michael (1993). Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize (1st ed.). Lotus Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-914955-13-6.
- ^ "Condea verticillata – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Condea verticillata (Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Kuhnt, Michaela; Pröbstle, Andrea; Rimpler, Horst; Bauer, Rudolf; Heinrich, Michael (June 1995). "Biological and Pharmacological Activities and Further Constituents of Hyptis verticillata". Planta Medica. 61 (3): 227–232. doi:10.1055/s-2006-958061. PMID 7617764.
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