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Minthostachys mollis is a medicinal plant restricted to the South American Andes from Peru Venezuela to Bolivia. It is the most variable and widely distributed species of the genus Minthostachys. It is known by the common names muña, tipo, tipollo, or poleo.[1]

Minthostachys mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Minthostachys
Species:	M. mollis
Binomial name
Minthostachys mollis (Kunth) Griseb.

Medicinal uses

In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a carminative and aphrodisiac.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

Its common name "muña" comes from Quechua.

Chemical characteristics

The principal components of essential oil are as follows:

• pulegone
• menthone
• menthol
• (−)-β-pinene
• (−)-α-pinene
• limonene
• isomenthone
• piperic acid
• eucalyptol
• carvone

In the flowering tops 19 compounds were identified in the essential oil, predominantly 29% neomenthol, 24% menthone, 20% menthol, and 8% piperitone.[1]

References

External links

• "Minthostachys mollis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

На других языках

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- [en] Minthostachys mollis

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[es] Minthostachys mollis

Minthostachys mollis, conocida comúnmente como muña o poleo de Quito,[2] es una especie de planta arbustiva leñosa, oriunda del Perú, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina y Venezuela.

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[fr] Minthostachys mollis

Minthostachys mollis ou muña est une plante médicinale endémique des Andes du Venezuela à la Colombie. C'est l'espèce la plus largement répandue du genre Minthostachys. Le nom de muña vient de la langue quechua. Elle est aussi connue sous les noms de tipo, tipollo ou poleo[4].

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