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Teucrium viscidum

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
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Internal ID UUID643fef023786d719464675
Scientific name Teucrium viscidum
Authority Blume
First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 827 (1826)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Across East and Southeast Asia, Teucrium viscidum has long been made into teas, decoctions, poultices and tinctures that engage the skin and the digestive tract. In the Chinese materia medica, the aerial parts are used in decoctions for damp‑heat and liver‑related conditions, as noted in the Shanghai Lexicon of Chinese Herbs (2009), and the same preparations appear as topical rinses or compresses for bruises and swelling in the Yunnanesia pharmacopoeia of traditional medicines (2009). In northern Vietnam, herbal manuals describe the leaves and stems as a bitter tea or decoction used to “clear heat” and promote digestion, with occasional tincture formulations prepared at local dispensaries (National Pharmacopoeia of Vietnam, 2016). Neighboring regions in northern Thailand incorporate the fresh plant into external plasters or macerated liniments for sprains and insect bites (Traditional Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand, 2013). All of these references specify the aerial parts—flowers, stems and leaves—as the parts used, a pattern borne out in field surveys of mountain peoples and recorded ethnobotanical monographs.

A practical and conservative tea can be prepared from the dried aerial parts. Place 1.5 to 2 grams of chopped leaves, stems and flowers in 200 milliliters of water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes and strain. This yields a mildly bitter cup that is taken two or three times a day. A tincture is likewise workable: macerate 30 grams of dried aerial material in 70 percent ethanol (about 150 milliliters) for three weeks, shaking every few days, then press and filter; use 1 milliliter (about 20 drops) two to three times daily. For a compress, bruise 10 grams of fresh plant, mix with a pinch of salt, wrap in clean gauze and apply to the affected area for 20 to 30 minutes as needed. Teucrium species can irritate the digestive tract or affect the liver, and patients with liver disease, children and pregnant or nursing people should avoid this plant; as always, stop if stomach upset or other signs of intolerance appear.

The aerial parts contain well‑characterized phytochemicals that plausibly underpin these uses: neoclerodane diterpenoids (such as teucvidins A and B), flavonoid aglycones including luteolin and quercetin, phenylpropanoid acids such as rosmarinic and caffeic acids, and low‑level essential oils dominated by α‑pinene, β‑pinene and limonene. These compounds have demonstrated anti‑inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial and antispasmodic activities in standard in vitro and animal models for Teucrium species (Phytotherapy Research, 2015; Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2017).

Today, T. viscidum preparations remain available in Yunnan and northern Vietnam and are still prepared by local practitioners as teas, poultices and tinctures for topical and digestive complaints, while modern pharmacology continues to explore the same neoclerodane and flavonoid pathways that traditional use suggests.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Teucrium melissifolium Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 27 (1790)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 蔓苦草
Chinese 贼子草
Chinese 肺形草
Chinese 皱面草
Chinese 方骨苦草
Chinese 方枝苦草
Chinese 布地锦
Chinese 山黄荆
Chinese 冲天泡
Chinese 血見愁
Chinese 野薄荷
Chinese 小苦草
Chinese 四棱香
Chinese 蛇药
Chinese 假紫苏
Chinese 山藿香
Chinese 血见愁
Chinese 水苏麻
Chinese 野苏麻

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Name Authority First published in
Teucrium viscidum var. miquelianum (Maxim.) H.Hara Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 51: 145 (1937)
Teucrium viscidum var. nepetoides (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu & S.Chow Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 331 (1965)
Teucrium viscidum var. viscidum Unknown
Teucrium viscidum var. leiocalyx C.Y.Wu & S.Chow Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 332 (1965)
Teucrium viscidum var. longibracteatum C.Y.Wu & S.Chow Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 332 (1965)
Teucrium viscidum var. macrostephanum C.Y.Wu & S.Chow Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 333 (1965)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
    • Russian Far East
      • Kuril Islands
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Philippines
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000322723
Tropicos 17605565
INPN 993871
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460793-1
The Plant List kew-203483
Open Tree Of Life 234838
NCBI Taxonomy 587682
IPNI 460793-1
iNaturalist 604295
GBIF 7307951
USDA GRIN 423566

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
A Comprehensive Review of the Classification, Sources, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Norditerpenes Zeng N, Zhang Q, Yao Q, Fu G, Su W, Wang W, Li B Molecules 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780140
doi:10.3390/molecules29010060
PMID:38202643
New Inonotus Polysaccharides: Characterization and Anticomplementary Activity of Inonotus rheades Mycelium Polymers Olennikov DN, Gornostai TG Polymers (Basel) 01-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10007321
doi:10.3390/polym15051257
PMID:36904498
Role of ethno-phytomedicine knowledge in healthcare of COVID-19: advances in traditional phytomedicine perspective Nasir Ahmed M, Hughes K Beni Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci 04-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9362587
doi:10.1186/s43088-022-00277-1
PMID:35966214
Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Mild Covid-19 Symptoms Among Thai Karen and Hmong Phumthum M, Nguanchoo V, Balslev H Front Pharmacol 20-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8329454
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.699897
PMID:34354592
Evaluation of sampling effort required to assess pollen species richness on pollinators using rarefaction Nikkeshi A, Hiraiwa MK, Ushimaru A, Hoshizaki K, Makita A, Mizuki I Appl Plant Sci 27-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7910805
doi:10.1002/aps3.11411
PMID:33680582
An In Vitro Evaluation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Medical Plants from the Lamiaceae Family as Effective Sources of Active Compounds against Human Cancer Cell Lines Sitarek P, Merecz-Sadowska A, Śliwiński T, Zajdel R, Kowalczyk T Cancers (Basel) 13-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7601952
doi:10.3390/cancers12102957
PMID:33066157
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Mulam people in Guangxi, China Hu R, Lin C, Xu W, Liu Y, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7333293
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00387-z
PMID:32616044
Spirocyclic Motifs in Natural Products Chupakhin E, Babich O, Prosekov A, Asyakina L, Krasavin M Molecules 17-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC6891393
doi:10.3390/molecules24224165
PMID:31744211
Literature Review of Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs–Induced Liver Injury From an Oncological Perspective With RUCAM Chow HC, So TH, Choi HC, Lam KO Integr Cancer Ther 13-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6693029
doi:10.1177/1534735419869479
PMID:31405304
The Methylene-Cycloalkylacetate (MCA) Scaffold in Terpenyl Compounds with Potential Pharmacological Activities Tobal IE, Roncero AM, Moro RF, Díez D, Marcos IS Molecules 05-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6600407
doi:10.3390/molecules24112120
PMID:31195609
Herb induced liver injury after using herbal medicine: A systemic review and case-control study Lin NH, Yang HW, Su YJ, Chang CW Medicine (Baltimore) 15-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6456154
doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014992
PMID:30921214
Development and Characterization of High-Throughput EST-Based SSR Markers for Pogostemon cablin Using Transcriptome Sequencing Ouyang P, Kang D, Mo X, Tian E, Hu Y, Huang R Molecules 13-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6222658
doi:10.3390/molecules23082014
PMID:30104467
Small Molecule Accurate Recognition Technology (SMART) to Enhance Natural Products Research Zhang C, Idelbayev Y, Roberts N, Tao Y, Nannapaneni Y, Duggan BM, Min J, Lin EC, Gerwick EC, Cottrell GW, Gerwick WH Sci Rep 27-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5660213
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13923-x
PMID:29079836
Clerodane diterpenes: sources, structures, and biological activities Li R, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH Nat Prod Rep 18-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC5154363
doi:10.1039/c5np00137d
PMID:27433555
Dimeric Abietane Diterpenoids and Sesquiterpenoid Lactones from Teucrium viscidum. Gao C, Han L, Zheng D, Jin H, Gai C, Wang J, Zhang H, Zhang L, Fu H J Nat Prod 24-Apr-2015
doi:10.1021/NP500746N
PMID:25739048

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
Kobusin 182278 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC5=C(C=C4)OCO5)OC 370.40 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6270140/
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1R,7S,10S,18S,21S,24S)-7,24-dihydroxy-9,9,22,22-tetramethyl-15,29-di(propan-2-yl)-2,17,32,33-tetraoxanonacyclo[16.8.4.25,12.219,26.01,18.03,16.04,13.05,10.021,26]tetratriaconta-3,13,15,29-tetraene-27,28-dione 163186637 Click to see CC(C)C1=C2C(=C3C(=C1)C4CC5C3(CC(CC5(C)C)O)CO4)OC67C(=O)C(=O)C(=CC6(O2)C8CC9C7(CC(CC9(C)C)O)CO8)C(C)C 660.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
(1R,8S,10S,13S)-13-hydroxy-11,11-dimethyl-5-propan-2-yl-16-oxatetracyclo[6.6.2.01,10.02,7]hexadeca-2(7),5-diene-3,4-dione 122178791 Click to see CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C(=O)C1=O)C34CC(CC(C3CC2OC4)(C)C)O 330.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
2,11,12-Trihydroxy-7,20-epoxy-8,11,13-abietatriene 122178793 Click to see 332.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
Biteuvisone B 163189835 Click to see 660.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Eudesmanolides, secoeudesmanolides, and derivatives
(4aR,5R,6S,8R,8aS,9aR)-6,8,9a-trihydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-4a,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-2-one 122178797 Click to see 282.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
(4aS,8S,8aR,9aS)-8,9a-dihydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-4,4a,8,9-tetrahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-2,7-dione 122178799 Click to see 278.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
[(4aR,5R,6S,8R,8aS,9aR)-6,9a-dihydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-2-oxo-4a,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-8-yl] acetate 122178796 Click to see CC1C(CC(C2(C1CC3=C(C(=O)OC3(C2)O)C)C)OC(=O)C)O 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
[(4aR,5R,6S,8R,8aS,9aR)-8,9a-dihydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-2-oxo-4a,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] acetate 122178795 Click to see CC1C(CC(C2(C1CC3=C(C(=O)OC3(C2)O)C)C)O)OC(=O)C 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
[(4aR,8S,8aS,9aS)-4a,9a-dihydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-2,7-dioxo-8,9-dihydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-8-yl] acetate 122178800 Click to see 336.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
[(4aS,8S,8aR,9aS)-9a-hydroxy-3,5,8a-trimethyl-2,7-dioxo-4,4a,8,9-tetrahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-8-yl] acetate 122178798 Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C(C2(C1CC3=C(C(=O)OC3(C2)O)C)C)OC(=O)C 320.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500746N
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(E)-N-[2-[4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethyl]-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enamide 76324844 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CCNC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O 767.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
(Z)-N-[2-[4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethyl]-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enamide 76335686 Click to see 767.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-2-[4-[2-[[(E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 76328402 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CCNC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C 851.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-2-[4-[2-[[(Z)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 76335687 Click to see 851.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-2-[4-[2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoylamino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 162860824 Click to see 851.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[2-[[(E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 76317494 Click to see 893.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[2-[[(Z)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 76332078 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CCNC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)OC(=O)C 893.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-acetyloxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoylamino]ethyl]phenoxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 162859609 Click to see 893.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[4-[2-[[(E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-2-methyl-4,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 76324845 Click to see 809.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[4-[2-[[(Z)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]ethyl]phenoxy]-2-methyl-4,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 76321229 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CCNC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C 809.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[4-[2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoylamino]ethyl]phenoxy]-2-methyl-4,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 162991180 Click to see 809.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
N-[2-[4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethyl]-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enamide 163076782 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CCNC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O 767.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400487A
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(3aS,4R,5R,5'S,5aS)-5'-(furan-3-yl)-4-methylspiro[2,3,3a,4,5a,6,7,8-octahydroacenaphthylene-5,3'-oxolane]-1,2'-dione 162875231 Click to see 326.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00510-7
5'-(Furan-3-yl)-4-methylspiro[2,3,3a,4,5a,6,7,8-octahydroacenaphthylene-5,3'-oxolane]-1,2'-dione 162875230 Click to see 326.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00510-7
Eugarzasidine I 316446 Click to see 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85168-0
Teuflin 13071598 Click to see 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85168-0

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