Volume: 36 Issue: 3
Hyptis suaveolens: a neglected weed with health promoting phytochemicals - A review
Year: 2014, Page: 63-74, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v36i3.Pandey
Received: July 4, 2014 Accepted: Nov. 20, 2014 Published: Dec. 31, 2014
Hyptis suaveolens, (family: Lamiaceae) commonly known as bushmint is considered as a weed plant of plains. Plant grows widely in open land segments, road sides and covers almost all available areas in certain parts of the plains. The plant is highly aromatic and reported to have Eucaliptol (47.64 %) as the major constituent; the other main components of the oil were α-caryophyllene (26.0%); α-elemene (10.4%); trans-α-bergamotene (7.7%); spathulenol (7.0%); bicyclogermacrene (6.5%) etc. Traditionally, the plant is known for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, fever, eczema, flatulence, cancers and headache, infective diseases and management of chronic wounds, affections of the uterus, parasitic cutaneous diseases, for headache and as snuff to stop bleeding of the nose; colic and stomachaches (leaf juice). In experimental set up the plant exhibited antimicrobial, antinflammatory, antifungal and antioxidative properties. It’s treated as a weed which being non palatable to animals and not utilized for any potential use. But Hyptis suaveolens does possess a variety of beneficial biological activities, thus, needs a systematic evaluation for human acceptability and use.
Keywords: Anti fungal, Antimicrobial, Antinflammatory, Antioxidant, Aromatic plant, Bushmint, Hyptis suaveolens Vilayati tulsi
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