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Forskohl's Coleus
Coleus barbatus
Forskohl's Coleus · Abessiniese coleus · Abyssinian Coleus · Bangun-bangun · Bearded Hullwort · Bearded Spurflower · Indian Coleus · Tapete-de-oxalá · Woolly Plectranthus · baard spoorsalie · boldo-africano · boldo-brasileiro · boldo-da-terra · boldo-de-jardim · coleus · etiopianliisukka · forskohlii · koleus indický · makandi · sete-dores · कारमेलो
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: 7BETA-ACETOXY-6BETA,9ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE, COLEONOLS, COLEOSOL, DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN
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: Coleus barbatus
Common names: Forskohl's Coleus, Abessiniese coleus, Abyssinian Coleus, Bangun-bangun, Bearded Hullwort, Bearded Spurflower, Indian Coleus, Tapete-de-oxalá, Woolly Plectranthus, baard spoorsalie, boldo-africano, boldo-brasileiro, boldo-da-terra, boldo-de-jardim, coleus, etiopianliisukka, forskohlii, koleus indický, makandi, sete-dores, कारमेलो
POWO: 60454692-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Green Synthesis of Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticles Using Coleus Barbatus: Annealing Effect on Gas Sensing and Antimicrobial Efficacy Applications. · 2025 source ↗
- Chemical Characterisation and a Comparative Study on Multi-Target Biological Activities of Root Part Extracts of Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Bent. ex G. Don with its Isolated Compound, Forskolin · 2025 source ↗
- Changing Rhizosphere Microbial Community and Metabolites with Developmental Stages of <i>Coleus barbatus</i>. · 2023 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 7BETA-ACETOXY-6BETA,9ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- COLEONOLS
- COLEOSOL
- DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN
- 1,9-DIDEOXY-7-DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN
- 1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOHLIN
- 8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- FORSKOLIN
- 6BETA-HYDROXY-CARNOSOL
- 6BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- COLEOL
- BARBATUSOL
- COLEONS
- 9-DEOXYFORSKOHLIN
- (+)-FERRUGINOL
- COLEONOL
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- DEHYDROABIETANE
- 3BETA-HYDROXY-3-DEOXYBARBATUSIN
- BARBATUSIN
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAR-3-ENE
- CARIOCAL
- DELTA-CADINENE
- 1,9-DIDEOXYCOLEONOL
- 1-ACETOXY-COLEOSOL
- 1-ALPHA-6-BETA-7-ALPHA-TRIACETYL-COLEONOL-B
- 20-DEOXOCARNOSOL
- 6-ALPHA-HYDROXY-CARNOSOL
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARVACROL
- COLEFORSIN
- COLEFORSINE
- COLEON-E
- COLEON-F
- COLEON-O
- COLEONOL-B
- COLEONOL-C
- COLEONOL-D
- COLEONOLIC-ACID
- COLEONONE
- COLEOSIDE
- COLEOSIDE-B
- DEOXYCOLEONOL
- TRIACETYL-COLEONOL-B
- 1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOLIN
- 1-ACETYL-FORSKOLIN
- 1-DEOXYFORSKOLIN
- 6BETA,7BETA,9ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- 6-BETA-7-BETA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- ACETYL-FORSKOLIN
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- ALPHA-CURCUMENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-IONONE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- BETA-IONONE
- COLEUS-BARBATUS-SECO-ABIENTANE-DITERPENE-1
- COLEUS-BARBATUS-SECO-DITERPENE-2
- COPAENE
- CROCETIN-DIALDEHYDE
- CUPARENE
- CYCLOBUTATUSIN
- DEACETYL-FORSKOLIN
- DECAN-3-ONE
- GAMMA-CURCUMENE
- HUMULENE
- P-CYMENE
- 7-BETA-ACETOXY-1-ALPHA-6-BETA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- 7-BETA-ACETOXY-6-BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- 9-ALPHA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- MANOOL-OXIDE
- MYRCENE
- NONAN-3-ONE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PINENE
- PHYTANE
- PLECTRIN
- PLECTRINON-B
- PRISTANE
- 16(R)-PLECTRINON-A
- ALLYL-ROYLEANONE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- DELTA-SELINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LINALOOL
- PIPERITONE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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