Furan Chemotype

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan, Japan(Ainu), NO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ardor, Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic

Science studied: ACETOPHENONE, BENZENE, ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, BOURBONENE

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 cristata

Common names: Furan Chemotype

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Japan, Japan(Ainu), NO.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ardor
• Astringent
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Epistaxis
• Fever
• Flux

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Japan
• Japan(Ainu)
• NO

Documented cultural uses

• Ardor
• Astringent
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Epistaxis
• Fever
• Flux
• Hangover
• Nausea
• Stomachic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ardor · China · "
• Astringent · China · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Diuretic · China · "
• Diuretic · Japan · "
• Dropsy · China · "
• Epistaxis · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Fever · Japan · "
• Flux · China · "
• Hangover · Japan(Ainu) · "
• Nausea · China · "
• Stomachic · China · "

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

• Terpenoids from Elsholtzia Species; II1. Constituents of Essential Oil from a New Chemotype of Elsholtzia cristata. · 1987 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETOPHENONE
• BENZENE
• ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BOURBONENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• EO
• (E,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE
• HUMULENE
• 2-ISOVALERYL-3-METHYLFURAN
• METHYL-ACETATE
• 3-METHYL-2(3-METHYLBUT-2-ENOYL)-FURAN
• 3-METHYL-2(3-METHYLBUT-3-ENOYL)-FURAN
• 1-OCTEN-3-OL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• SABINENE

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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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