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White Lippia
Lippia alba
White Lippia · Alecrim-do-campo · Alecrim-selvagem · Anis-Süßkraut · Barbados sage, Thé citronnelle, Brisée · Brisée · Brisée, Thé d'Amérique, Thé de Chine, Sauge du Brésil, Quintonine · Brizé, Lanmérik, Dité lanmérik,Té karayib, Chin, Soj Barbad, Twa tas, Kentonin, Vèvenn blan · Bush Tea · Bushy Lippia · Bushy lippia · Chá-de-tabuleiro · Cidreira-brava · Cidrila · Colic Mint · Curacao Sage · Dulce alivio · Erva-cidreira · Erva-cidreira-de-arbusto · Erva-cidreira-do-campo · Falsa-melissa
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Curacao, Trinidad, Panama, Dominican Republic, Panama(Cuna), Brazil, Paraguay, Haiti
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Chest-Cold, Cold, Colitis
Science studied: 1,8-CINEOLE, EO, GERANIOL, LINALOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Verbenaceae
Scientific name: Lippia alba
Common names: White Lippia, Alecrim-do-campo, Alecrim-selvagem, Anis-Süßkraut, Barbados sage, Thé citronnelle, Brisée, Brisée, Brisée, Thé d'Amérique, Thé de Chine, Sauge du Brésil, Quintonine, Brizé, Lanmérik, Dité lanmérik,Té karayib, Chin, Soj Barbad, Twa tas, Kentonin, Vèvenn blan, Bush Tea, Bushy Lippia, Bushy lippia, Chá-de-tabuleiro, Cidreira-brava, Cidrila, Colic Mint, Curacao Sage, Dulce alivio, Erva-cidreira, Erva-cidreira-de-arbusto, Erva-cidreira-do-campo, Falsa-melissa
History
The source record documents this plant in Curacao, Trinidad, Elsewhere, Panama, Dominican Republic, Panama(Cuna), Brazil, Paraguay and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Stomach)
- Chest-Cold
- Cold
- Colitis
- Cough
- Digestive
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
show 12 more documented entries
- Flu
- Hepatitis
- Medicine
- Nervine
- Pectoral
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tea
- Stomach
- Fever
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Curacao
- Trinidad
- Elsewhere
- Panama
- Dominican Republic
- Panama(Cuna)
- Brazil
- Paraguay
- Haiti
- Aruba
- Mexico
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Stomach)
- Chest-Cold
- Cold
- Colitis
- Cough
- Digestive
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Flu
- Hepatitis
- Medicine
- Nervine
show 8 more documented entries
- Pectoral
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tea
- Stomach
- Fever
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
- Seasonal Effect on the Chemical Composition of Lippia alba Volatile Chemotypes. · 2026 source ↗
- Seasonal Variation of Essential Oils Composition in a Genetically Diverse Population of Lippia alba and Its Influence on Antibacterial Activity · 2026 source ↗
- Seasonal Variation of Essential Oils Composition in a Genetically Diverse Population of Lippia alba and Its Influence on Antibacterial Activity. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- EO
- GERANIOL
- LINALOL
- LIPPIONE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- 2-UNDECANONE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CITRAL
- NERAL
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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