Minthostachys mollis
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| Minthostachys mollis (Kunth) Griseb. |
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Minthostachys verticillata (Griseb.) Epling [1] |
Minthostachys mollis (Muña, Peperina) is a medicinal plant restricted to western South America with a predominant Andean [2] distribution including Peru and Ecuador.
In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into tea and used medicinally as a carminative and aphrodisiac. Its common name "muña" comes from the Quechuan word "muñay," to love.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Minthostachys mollis at FAO
- ^ TRUSTY et al.; Using Molecular Data to Test a Biogeographic Connection of the Macaronesian Genus Bystropogon (Lamiaceae) to the New World: A Case of Conflicting Phylogenies Systematic Botany; Systematic Botany (2004), 29(3): pp. 702–715
- ^ Classen, Constance; David Howes, Anthony Synnott (1994). Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415114721.
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