Pilose Mountain Mint

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: TRANS-ANETHOLE, ANISALDEHYDE, TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, BICYCLOGERMACRENE

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: Pycnanthemum pilosum

Common names: Pilose Mountain Mint, hairy mountain-mint, whorled mountainmint

History

The source record documents this plant in BE.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• BE

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

• Nectar production dynamics and honey potential of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt.). · 1998 source ↗
• The qualities of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum) honey produced in a cage with no other floral source. · 1998 source ↗
• Preliminary report on the volatile oil of Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt. · 1949 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• TRANS-ANETHOLE
• ANISALDEHYDE
• TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BICYCLOGERMACRENE
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• EO
• ISOPIPERITENONE
• TRANS-ISOPULEGONE
• LINALOL
• NEOMENTHOL
• 3-OCTANOL
• 1-OCTEN-3-OL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• PIPERITENONE
• 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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