Lycopus lucidus

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, IT, JP, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abdomen, Abscess, Amenorrhea, Circulation

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

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: Lycopus lucidus

Common names: Shiny bugleweed, di gua er miao, di sun, karbinec svietivý, shiny bugleweed, shiro-ne, Зюзник блестящий, シロネ, 中藥澤蘭, 地瓜兒苗, 地筍, 쉽싸리

POWO: 449660-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, IT, JP, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abdomen
• Abscess
• Amenorrhea
• Circulation
• Diuretic
• Dysmenorrhea
• Edema
• Extravasation

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• IT
• JP
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Abdomen
• Abscess
• Amenorrhea
• Circulation
• Diuretic
• Dysmenorrhea
• Edema
• Extravasation
• Liver
• Metroxenia
• Swelling
• Tumor

Cultural record detail

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

• Abdomen · China · "
• Abscess · China · "
• Amenorrhea · China · "
• Circulation · China · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Dysmenorrhea · China · "
• Edema · China · "
• Extravasation · China · "
• Liver · China · "
• Metroxenia · China · "
• Swelling · China · "
• Tumor · China · "
• Decoagulant · China · "
• Metrorrhagia · China · "
• Polyuria · 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

• <i>Lycopus lucidus</i> Extract Attenuates Testosterone Propionate-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Rats. · 2026 source ↗
• Lycopus lucidus Extract Improves Experimental Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Remodeling. · 2026 source ↗
• Strategies for quantitative analysis and preparation of hepatoprotective rosmarinic acid of Lycopus lucidus aerial parts. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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