Mosla dianthera
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fe3b3d2701445658496 |
| Scientific name | Mosla dianthera |
| Authority | (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim. |
| First published in | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg , sér. 3, 10: 457 (1866) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
- Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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In southern China and the Taiwan Strait, the dried aerial parts of Mosla dianthera are used as a hot infusion called “xiangchaxiang” to treat colds, headache, and sore throat, and to reduce fever (Yun et al., 1995; Peng et al., 2016). Among Nepali hill communities, local herbalists drink an aqueous leaf decoction for fever and gastrointestinal upset (Chaudhary et al., 2001). In parts of Bangladesh, informants report a leaf infusion for colds and cough and an applied poultice of crushed leaves on insect bites and minor skin irritations (Akter et al., 2013).
Practical recipe for a mild medicinal tea. Use about 2 g of the dried aerial parts (roughly two small teaspoons or a palmful) with 200–250 ml of just‑boiled water. Infuse covered for 10–12 minutes and strain. Flavor is strongly aromatic and slightly bitter. A common traditional schedule is one cup taken two to three times daily while symptoms persist. Safety note: use with caution in pregnancy or if you have a known allergy to Lamiaceae herbs; avoid concurrent use of other thymol/carvacrol‑rich medicines (Bhutta et al., 2013).
Active constituents. The herb contains essential oils rich in thymol and carvacrol along with gamma‑terpinene and p‑cymene, compounds consistently reported for this species and known for antimicrobial and antiinflammatory actions (Kuo et al., 1997; Kuo & Chang, 1998; Zhao et al., 1998).
Modern relevance. Today, research on the oil and extracts continues to focus on antimicrobial and antiinflammatory potential, while “xiangchaxiang” preparations remain available as herbal teas and in decoction formulas sold in Chinese and Southeast Asian markets (Peng et al., 2016).
General Uses Top
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- Essential oil distilled from the aerial parts for use as a fragrance material and insect-repellent active. The oil is typically a monoterpene-rich blend, with 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, β-pinene, and other monoterpenes as major constituents. Peer-reviewed studies have reported its chemical profile and use as a fragrance ingredient.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Fragrance and flavor industry as a natural essential oil source for perfumes, scented products, and flavor/fragrance applications. Standard oil-quality markers in this category include limonene/1,8-cineole content and typical optical rotation ranges, which are used by essential-oil processors and buyers to grade oil quality.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- No confirmed non-medicinal edible uses, culinary ingredients, or processed-food applications have been documented for this taxon.
Colorants and tanning:
- No documented dye, ink, or tannin uses.
Wood and fiber:
- No documented timber, pulp/fiber, or bast-fiber applications.
Properties relevant to use:
- The essential oil is dominated by monoterpenes with characteristic GC–MS fingerprints. Typical marker constituents such as 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, and β-pinene provide a distinctive odor profile suitable for fragrance applications, and the overall composition has served as the basis for its commercial identification as an aromatic oil.
Standards and regulation:
- International trade of essential oils typically follows pharmacopoeial and commercial standards (e.g., ISO/ASTM methods for oil identity and purity). Where used in food, flavor, or cosmetic products, national food and cosmetic regulatory frameworks apply, with clear labeling of essential oil as a flavor/fragrance ingredient.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Material is sourced from wild-harvested aerial plant parts in its native distribution. No conservation assessments, cultivation practices, or supply-chain certifications have been documented for this taxon; supply is therefore unregulated and variable.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lumnitzera ocimoides | Jacq. ex Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 2: 687. 1825 (1825) |
| Lycopus diantherus | Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. | Fl. Ind. 1: 144 (1820) |
| Melissa nepalensis | Benth. | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 66 (1830) |
| Moschosma ocymoides | Benth. ex G.Don | Hort. Brit. : 483 (1830) |
| Mosla dianthera var. nana | (H.Hara) Ohwi ex Huang & Cheng | Fl. Taiwan 4: 489 1978 |
| Mosla formosana | Maxim. | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg , sér. 3, 20: 459 (1875) |
| Mosla grosseserrata | Maxim. | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg , sér. 3, 20: 458 (1875) |
| Mosla hirta | (Hara) Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 30: 25 (1955) |
| Mosla lysimachiiflora | Hayata | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 104 (1919) |
| Mosla ocymoides | Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 66 (1830) |
| Mosla remotiflora | Sun | Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, Bot. Ser. 7: 55 (1932) |
| Ocimum congestum | Spreng. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 202 (1841) |
| Ocimum polycladum | Link | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 119 (1822) |
| Orthodon diantherus | (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Hand.-Mazz. | Symb. Sin. 7: 933 (1936) |
| Orthodon fomosanus | Kudô | Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 2: 79 (1929) |
| Orthodon grosseserratus | (Maxim.) Kudô | Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 2: 79 (1929) |
| Orthodon grosseserratus var. nanus | H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 14: 75. 1938 |
| Orthodon hirtus | Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 12: 44 (1936) |
| Orthodon lysimachiiflorus | (Hayata) Masam. | Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 22: 232 (1932) |
| Orthodon mayebaranus | Honda | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 53: 50 (1939) |
| Orthodon tenuicaulis | Koidz. | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 47 (1936) |
| Calamintha clinopodium var. nepalensis | (D.Don) Dunn | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 6: 160. 1915 |
| Orthodon punctatus var. tetrantherus | Hand.-Mazz. | Acta Horti Gothob. 9: 89. 1934 |
| Cunila buchananii | Spreng. | Neue Entd. 3: 88 (1822) |
| Cunila nepalensis | D.Don | Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 107 (1825) |
| Hedeoma napalensis | (D.Don) Benth. | Labiat. Gen. Spec. : 366 (1834) |
| Lumnitzera ocymoides | Jacq. ex Spreng. | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 687 (1825) |
| Orthodon hirtus f. nanus | (H.Hara) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 17: 396 (1941) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | miniature beefsteakplant |
| Korean | 쥐깨풀 |
| Vietnamese | cây men |
| Chinese | 粗鋸齒薺薴 |
| Chinese | 香花草 |
| Chinese | 霍乱草 |
| Chinese | 红花月味草 |
| Chinese | 疏花荠苎 |
| Chinese | 月味草 |
| Chinese | 干汗草 |
| Chinese | 小本土荆芥 |
| Chinese | 姜芥 |
| Chinese | 假鱼香 |
| Chinese | 臭草 |
| Chinese | 小鱼仙草 |
| Chinese | 石荠苎 |
| Chinese | 假荆芥 |
| Chinese | 山苏麻 |
| Chinese | 大叶香薷 |
| Chinese | 四方草 |
| Chinese | 热痱草 |
| Chinese | 野香薷 |
| Chinese | 痱子草 |
| Chinese | 常春藤 |
| Chinese | 野荆芥 |
| Chinese | 土荆芥 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
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- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Manchuria
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
- Nansei-shoto
- Taiwan
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Russian Far East
- Amur
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Primorye
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Caucasus
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- Nepal
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
- Philippines
- Sumatera
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northern America click to expand
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
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Southeastern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000246347 |
| Flora of Alabama | 2433 |
| USDA Plants | MODI4 |
| Tropicos | 17604084 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452193-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-130180 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3883031 |
| Observations.org | 119890 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1874238 |
| Nature Serve | 2.154345 |
| IPNI | 452193-1 |
| iNaturalist | 165534 |
| GBIF | 2926630 |
| EOL | 579444 |
| USDA GRIN | 407936 |
| CMAUP | NPO20610 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives | |||||
| Diphenylcyclopropenone | 65057 | Click to see | 206.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Pentane | 8003 | Click to see | 72.15 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| Linalool, (-)- | 443158 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C | 154.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids | |||||
| P-Cymene | 7463 | Click to see | 134.22 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Thymyl methyl ether | 14104 | Click to see | 164.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/NIKKASHI1921.65.166 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Limonene | 440917 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Limonene, (+/-)- | 22311 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1Z,5E)-1,4,4-trimethyl-8-methylidenecycloundeca-1,5-diene | 5879124 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Beta-Bisabolene | 10104370 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Eudesmanolides, secoeudesmanolides, and derivatives | |||||
| Naphthofurandione deriv | 325139 | Click to see CC1C2C3C(CCC2(C=CC1=O)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3 | 246.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | 64945 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Arjunolic acid | 73641 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C | 488.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Betulinic Acid | 64971 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside | 296119 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Stigmast-5-en-3-ol | 22012 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Stigmasterol | 5280794 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols / Cyclohexanols | |||||
| An inositol | 892 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles | |||||
| 3-(6,7-Dimethoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)prop-2-enal | 85272381 | Click to see | 236.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| 4,5-dimethoxy-7-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]-1,3-benzodioxole | 100984965 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| 4,5-Dimethoxy-7-prop-1-enyl-1,3-benzodioxole | 162878050 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| 6,7-Dimethoxy-2H-1,3-benzodioxole-4-carbaldehyde | 13250354 | Click to see | 210.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| Dillapiol | 10231 | Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1CC=C)OCO2)OC | 222.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamaldehydes | |||||
| (E)-3-(6,7-dimethoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)prop-2-enal | 10799778 | Click to see | 236.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| Rosmarinic Acid | 5281792 | Click to see | 360.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| Luteolin | 5280445 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 286.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1152 |
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