Patchouli

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Trinidad, Java, Malaya, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abdomen, Ache(Head), Bactericide, Cold

Science studied: APIGENIN, APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-(-6'-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE, AZULENE, BENZALDEHYDE

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: Pogostemon cablin

Common names: Patchouli, Pachuli asiático, Pacsuli, Patchouli (EN), Patschulistrauch, Quảng hoắc hương, brodziec paczulka, cablan, guang huo xiang, pachulí, patchouli

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Java, Malaya, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abdomen
• Ache(Head)
• Bactericide
• Cold
• Diarrhea
• Flu
• Insectifuge
• Perfume

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• Trinidad
• Java
• Malaya
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Abdomen
• Ache(Head)
• Bactericide
• Cold
• Diarrhea
• Flu
• Insectifuge
• Perfume
• Pneumonia
• Witchcraft
• Anodyne
• Nausea

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

• Pogostemon Cablin Aqueous Extract (PCAE) Induces Mitotic Delay by Downregulating CDC2/Cyclin B1 in TNBC Cells (MDA-MB-231). · 2026 source ↗
• Mechanism of Terpene Formation in <i>Pogostemon cablin</i> cv. Jing Huoxiang Revealed by Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis. · 2026 source ↗
• Anti-Inflammatory Material Basis of Pogostemon cablin Aqueous Extract: Integrating Zebrafish Modeling, Network Pharmacology, and Molecular Dynamics. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• APIGENIN
• APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-(-6'-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE
• AZULENE
• BENZALDEHYDE
• ALPHA-BULNESENE-OXIDE
• BULNESOL
• ALPHA-BULNESONE
• CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
• O-CRESOL
• DEHYDRACETIC-ACID
• DHELWANGIN
• BETA-ELEMENE
• EPIGUAIPYRIDINE
• EPOXYCARYOPHYLLENE
• 1-ALPHA,5-ALPHA-EPOXY-ALPHA-GUAIENE
• EUGENOL

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

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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