Virginia Mountain Mint

At a glance

Origin / distribution: ", US(Chippewa)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Diaphoretic, Spasm, Sclerosis(Belly), Spice

Science studied: ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, CARVACROL, 1,8-CINEOLE, P-CYMENE

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 virginianum

Common names: Virginia Mountain Mint, Namewashkoons, Tulia wirginijska, Virginia mountain-mint, Virginia mountainmint, Virginia-thyme, common mountain mint, mátovec virginský, pycnanthème de Virginie, virginianvuoriminttu, wild basil, 維吉尼亞山薄荷

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, ", US(Chippewa).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Diaphoretic
• Spasm
• Sclerosis(Belly)
• Spice

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• "
• US(Chippewa)

Documented cultural uses

• Diaphoretic
• Spasm
• Sclerosis(Belly)
• Spice

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

• Essential Oils of Four Virginia Mountain Mint (<i>Pycnanthemum virginianum</i>) Varieties Grown in North Alabama. · 2021 source ↗
• [The triglyceride composition of seeds of Monarda fistulosa L., Monarda mollis L. and Pycnanthemum virginianum L]. · 1966 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
• CARVACROL
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• P-CYMENE
• BETA-ELEMENE
• GERANIOL
• NEOMENTHOL
• THYMOL
• CIS-BETA-TERPINEOL
• BETA-PINENE
• EO
• MYRCENE
• PIPERITENONE
• SABINENE
• 1-OCTEN-3-YL-ACETATE
• 10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL

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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