botanical record · discovered

Wild Hops

Hyptis suaveolens

Wild Hops · Pignut · Tokma · mumutun · pignut · wild spikenard

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Trinidad, Curacao, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Malaysia, Malaya

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Ache(Stomach), Analgesic, Antispasmodic

Science studied: ALPHA-CADINOL, 1,8-CINEOLE, 3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-CARBOXALDEHYDE, ALPHA-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: Hyptis suaveolens

Common names: Wild Hops, Pignut, Tokma, mumutun, pignut, wild spikenard

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Curacao, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Malaysia and 16 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Ache(Head)
Ache(Stomach)
Analgesic
Antispasmodic
Apertif
Bechic
Bilious
Cancer

show 35 more documented entries

Carminative
Catarrh
Cold
Constipation
Depurative
Dermatosis
Expectorant
Fever
Flu
Gall
Repellant(Insect)
Intestine
Lactagogue
Liver
Malaria
Menorrhagia
Nausea
Pacifier
Palsy
Refrigerant
Rheumatism
Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Sudorific
Tea
Uteritis
Yellow Fever
Epistaxis
Antisuperofic
Colic
Dyspepsia
Lactogogue
Poison(Veterinary)
Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

India
Elsewhere
Trinidad
Curacao
Philippines
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Malaysia
Malaya
Mexico
Java
Haiti

show 12 more documented entries

West Indies
AU
BD
BF
BI
BJ
BN
BT
CI
CN
CO
EC

Documented cultural uses

Ache(Head)
Ache(Stomach)
Analgesic
Antispasmodic
Apertif
Bechic
Bilious
Cancer
Carminative
Catarrh
Cold
Constipation

show 31 more documented entries

Depurative
Dermatosis
Expectorant
Fever
Flu
Gall
Repellant(Insect)
Intestine
Lactagogue
Liver
Malaria
Menorrhagia
Nausea
Pacifier
Palsy
Refrigerant
Rheumatism
Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Sudorific
Tea
Uteritis
Yellow Fever
Epistaxis
Antisuperofic
Colic
Dyspepsia
Lactogogue
Poison(Veterinary)
Tumor

Cultural record detail

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

Ache(Head) · India · "
Ache(Stomach) · Elsewhere · "
Analgesic · Trinidad · "
Antispasmodic · Elsewhere · "
Apertif · Curacao · "
Apertif · Philippines · "
Bechic · Dominican Republic · "
Bilious · Curacao · "
Cancer · Venezuela · "
Carminative · Dominican Republic · "
Carminative · Elsewhere · "
Carminative · Trinidad · "
Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
Catarrh · Malaysia · "
Catarrh · Malaya · "
Cold · Trinidad · "
Constipation · Trinidad · "
Depurative · Dominican Republic · "
Depurative · Elsewhere · "
Dermatosis · Malaya · "
Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
Expectorant · Trinidad · "
Fever · Trinidad · "
Flu · Trinidad · "

38 additional documented entries remain in the source 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

Assessment of <i>Hyptis suaveolens</i> Extract-Infused Candle Wax as a Mosquito Biorepellent · 2026 source ↗
Physical and Biochemical Properties of Chan (<i>Hyptis suaveolens</i> (L.) Poit) Seeds Grown in Different Locations. · 2026 source ↗
Influence of Hyptis suaveolens growth stage on essential oil composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. · 2025 source ↗