Mountain Dittany

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Amerindian)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cold, Fever

Science studied: 1,8-CINEOLE, METHYL-CARVACROL, ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE

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: Cunila origanoides

Common names: Mountain Dittany, Frost Flower, Frost Mint, Maryland Dittany, American Dittany, Stone Mint, Dittany, American dittany, Common dittany, Cunila mariana, Diothain, common dittany, dittany, frost mint, frost-mint, stone mint, stone-mint

POWO: 72215-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Amerindian).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cold
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Cold
• Fever

Cultural record detail

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

• Cold · US · "
• Cold · US(Amerindian) · "
• Fever · US · "
• Fever · US(Amerindian) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 1,8-CINEOLE
• METHYL-CARVACROL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• MYRCENE
• THYMOL
• P-CYMENE
• 3-OCTANOL
• ALPHA-TERPINENE
• EO
• 1-OCTEN-3-OL
• SABINENE
• CARVACROL
• GAMMA-TERPINENE
• CARYOPHYLLENE
• LIMONENE

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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