Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. |
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Botanical Name |
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Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. |
English
Name |
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Bushy lippia, Anise verbena |
Synonym(s) |
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Lippia geminata Kunth |
Family |
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Verbenaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A strongly aromatic, erect, much- branched shrub, 0.9-2.4 m. high. Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, crenulate or crenate; flowers small, purplish or pink, scented, in dense capitate or sub-capitate spike; fruits globose, dry, splitting into two 1-seeded pyrenes. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anti-spasm, anti-fever, soothing, stomachic and nervine (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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1-,8-cineole, 2-undecanone, alpha-pinene, camphor, citral, geraniol, limonene, neral (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| 1,8-Cineole |
8024-53-1 |
2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e |
C10H18O |
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| 2-undecanone |
Not Available |
undecan-2-one |
C11H22O |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| Camphor |
8022-77-3 |
1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one |
C10H16O |
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| Citral |
96680-15-8 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal |
C10H16O |
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| Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Neral |
96680-15-8 |
(2E)-3,7-dimethyloct
a-2,6-dienal |
C10H16O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For digestive problems, gastric ulcer and irritation , dysentery, colds and cough (Leaves) |
Dealers
Products
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Health Remedies 
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