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Elsholtzia blanda Benth.


Botanical Name	:	Elsholtzia blanda Benth.
Family	:	Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

An aromatic, bushy undershrub, 2-5 ft. high, with lanceolate, acuminate, sweet-scented leaves and long spikes.

Herb Effects

Stimulates the central nervous system and diuretic (aerial part).

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Sabinene, borneol, geranyl acetate, geraniol, linalyl acetate, thymol, farnesol and nerolidol, 1,8-cineole, a-phellandrene, camphene and a-pinene (Oil).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Geranyl acetate

8022-83-1

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienyl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Thymol

89-83-8

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Farnesol

Not Available

3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

Nerolidol

14528-94-0

3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Phellandrene

2243-33-6

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

Linalyl acetate

8022-85-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Sores and choleric diarrhoea (related to cholera) (plant) and skin diseases (flower and root).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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