These findings are in agreement with the traditional use of clinopodium mexicanum to induce sleep as well as sedative and analgesic remedy. Clinopodium douglasii, or yerba buena, is a rambling aromatic herb of western and. The natural habitat for this plant is in the understory of conifers. Christopher michael johnson lab 07 wetlands education resource center of pajaro valley h. The common name yerba buena is spanish for good herb, and the leaves of this plant were dried and used to make a tea that early settlers drank to treat a variety of ailments.
Being a hybrid, it is usually sterile, producing no seeds and reproducing only vegetatively, spreading by its rhizomes. Fantastic used as a trailer, especially over a shady wall, you can even grow it in a hanging basket. The spanish missionaries who arrived at the area around 1775, named it yerba buena which means simply good herb. Media in category clinopodium douglasiithe following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Satureja indian mint satureja douglasii indian mint plants. This plant used to be called satureja douglasii, so you may still see it being sold by that name. L48 n, ak i, can oregontea or yerba buena is a flat, creeping perennial that spreads to 6 ft. One common west coast species, clinopodium douglasii, was used to make a pain relieving tea and spanish missionaries named it yerba buena. Satureja douglasii clinopodium douglasii yerba buena boething treeland farms grows over 1,200 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on ten california nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the western united states and beyond.
Clinopodium douglasii yerba buena clinopodium georgianum georgia calamint clinopodium glabellum. Clinopodium douglasii synonyms, clinopodium douglasii pronunciation, clinopodium douglasii translation, english dictionary definition of clinopodium douglasii. Any of several other fragrant plants in the mint family. The name yerba buena derives from spanish for good herb and is applied to various other plants. Plants profile for clinopodium douglasii yerba buena usda. Satureja douglasii yerba buena will reach a height of 0.
Extracts on selected human cell lines article pdf available january 2017 with 365 reads. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This family provides humanity with a wonderful variety of herbs and spices. Recommended medicinal plants as source of natural products. Clinopodium is a genus of flowering plants in the family lamiaceae. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Wildflowers, nps, samo nra clinopodium douglasii detail page. David douglas, george bentham, otto kuntze variety. Container plants, drought tolerant plants, fillers, florida native plants, georgia native plants, insect attracting plants, north american native plants, north carolina native plants, xeriscaping plants, woody. Satureja douglasii yerba buena oregon tea clinopodium. Download fulltext pdf cytotoxic properties of clinopodium vulgare l.
Medicinal plants tend to cure some certain diseases and could be a source for potential drugs. In several parts of the world, cooking without herbs and spices seems unimaginable. Satureja douglasii is a nice trailing herb, which is native to what is now called yerba buena island in the san francisco bay. It will survive with no summer water but with some summer water or exposure to fog, it will look its best. Clinopodium douglasii is an aromatic herb of the lamiaceae family. Lets take at a look at the common ones used across the globe. Everything you need to know about satureja indian mint satureja douglasii indian mint, including propagation. After all, they add flavor to meats and vegetables, and even accentuate the flavor of pasta dishes, breads, pizzas, etc. Yerba buena spreads by stolons and takes low amounts of foot traffic. The word yerba buena is spanish for good herb and was the former name of the california city of san francisco. Choose bench card image from the herb satureja douglasii indian mint series to download your benchcard pdf. Drymosiphon grandiflorus in world checklist of selected plant families.
Herb satureja douglasii indian mint bench card options ball seed. Clinopodium douglasii yerba buena clinopodium mimuloides monkeyflower savory comarostaphlyis diversifolia summer holly corethrogyne filaginifolia silver carpet california aster cynoglossum grande pacific hounds tongue dendromecon harfordii channel islands tree poppy delphinium cardinale scarlet larkspur. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in the upper righthand corner. This article is within the scope of wikiproject california, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the u. Satureja douglasii, yerba buena las pilitas nursery.
Clinopodium douglasii, or yerba buena, is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern north america, ranging from maritime alaska southwards to california. Clinopodium douglasii is a plant of the lamiaceae, or mint family. Micromeria chamissonis, satureja chamissonis, satureja douglasii usda symbol. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Clinopodium shares the common name calamint with its close cousin, calamintha. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 43539 with original publication details. The chemical analysis of aecm revealed the presence of the flavanone glycosides. Pdf clinopodium hakkaricum lamiaceae, a new species. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees. Clinopodium douglasii, called yerba buena and formerly treated as a species of satureja, is strongly aromatic due to glands on the leaves producing monoterpenes, as in cultivated mints mentha.
Kuntze oregontea, yerba buena lamiaceae mint family synonyms. Flower color is pink, purplelavender and blooms in fall, summer. Yerba buena this prostrate herbaceous perennial grows to 1 tall to 6 wide. It became popular because of its distinctively strong spearmint flavor, thus. Yerba buena clinopodium douglasii analgesic, indigestion ethnopharmacology scientific study that correlates ethnic groups, their health practices, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines incorporates the social science of ethnology and the medical science of pharmacology. California county polygons can be turned off and on in the layer control box. It is in flower from july to september, and the seeds ripen from august to september.
The mighty minty micromeria brownei sometimes in central florida you will drive past a car accident on the interstate, or another road, and smell mint. The plants database includes the following species of clinopodium. Media in category clinopodiumthe following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. They named a nearby town in central california after the herb but the towns. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The plant takes the form of a sprawling, matforming perennial, and is especially abundant close to the coast. Clinopodium douglasii can be found in northern luzon cagayan to mindanao, in all or most islands and provinces, as a. Montana field guide contains a wealth of information about montanas diverse species. Kuntze jepson manual treatment clinopodium douglasii benth. Other general sources of information include calflora, cnps manual of vegetation online, jepson flora project, las pilitas, theodore payne, tree of life, the. Clinopodium douglasii forms a pair of solitary axillary flowers at a node rather than the dense verticils of typical lamiaceae. Kuntze is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus clinopodium family lamiaceae. This study demonstrates that an acutely administered single dose of an aqueous extract of clinopodium mexicanum can exert depressant effects on the cns. Plants profile for clinopodium douglasii yerba buena.
A trailing perennial plant clinopodium douglasii in the mint family, having fragrant leaves and white or purplish flowers, used in herbal medicine and to make a tealike beverage. Pdf recommended medicinal plants as source of natural. Satureja douglasii yerba buena buy online at annies. Clinopodium douglasii lady bird johnson wildflower center. Data source and references for clinopodium douglasii yerba buena from the usda plants database. Yerba buena typically occurs in moist habitats, including stream sides and drainage ditches. Data source and references for clinopodium douglasii. Satureja douglasii yerba buena well, i just think you have to grow some yerba buena. Clay, sand and shade tolerant, it also grows under oaks and makes a lush, flat, evergreen groundcover for shade, spreading to 6 across and up to 2 tall. Ecological framework for clinopodium douglasii the table below shows the speciesspecific information calculated from original data bec database provided by the bc ministry of. The brightgreen, velvety, rounded leaves have tiny scallops. The genus clinopodium contains about 20 species of mint that are native to america, asia and europe.