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botanical illustration of Bantaluki, Elsholtzia blanda

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Bantaluki

Elsholtzia blanda

Bantaluki · Bantulsi

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cholera, Diarrhea, Sore

Science studied: ACETOPHENONE, ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, BORNYL-ACETATE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Elsholtzia blanda

Common names: Bantaluki, Bantulsi

History

The source record documents this plant in India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Cholera
  • Diarrhea
  • Sore

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • India

Documented cultural uses

  • Cholera
  • Diarrhea
  • Sore

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ACETOPHENONE
  • ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
  • BORNYL-ACETATE
  • BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • CETRONELLOL
  • P-CYMENE
  • EO
  • (Z,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE
  • GERANIAL
  • GERANIOL
  • GERMACRENE-D
  • ALPHA-HUMULENE
  • LINALOL
  • MYRCENE
  • NERAL
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  • (E)-NEROLIDOL
  • NERYL-ACETATE
  • (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
  • (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
  • BETA-PINENE
  • DELTA-CADINENE
  • CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
  • EUGENOL
  • LINALYL-ACETATE
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • BENZALDEHYDE
  • GERANYL-ACETATE
  • BORNEOL
  • CAMPHENE
  • ELEMOL
  • LIMONENE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Elsholtzia blanda
Elsholtzia blanda · Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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