coughs.
The leaves contain coumarins, micropubescin and phebalosin.
The bark contains phebalosin. The roots contain micromelumin, phebalosin, imperatorin, angelical, limettin, scopoletin, minumicrolin and murrangatin.
414 Micromeria capitellata Benth.
Micromeria capitellata Benth. Microstylis wallichii Linn.
Family Lam iaceae; Labiatae. Synonym Malaxis acuminata D.
Habitat Kumaon, Upper Gangetic Don
plain, Bihar, Orissa, Western Ghats, Family Orchidaceae.
Nilgiris. Habitat Northern Himalayas at
Folk Pudinaa (var.). altitudes of 1,500 to 2,800 m.
Action Plant—carminative. Used Ayurvedic Rshabhaka, Rshabha,
as a substitute for Mentha piperata Rshabham, Vrishabh, Dhira,
Linn. Vishani. (Substitute: Pueraria
tuberosa.)
The plant yields an essential oil
Action Rejuvenating tonic.
(1.6/o) which contains mainly pule gon
(80%). Dosage Tuber—3—6 g powder.
Micromeria bflora Benth., equated (CCRAS.)
with Indian Wild Thyme, is found in
tropical and temperate Himalayas, and
in Western Ghats and hills of South Mikania cordata
.LLW India. (Burm.) B. L. Robinson.
The principal constituent of volatile
oil of Camphorata sp. is camphor; of Synonym M. micrantha Kunth.
Citrata sp. is citral; of menthata and M. scandans Hook. f. non-Willd.
Pulegata sp. is d-menthone; and pule- Family Asteraceae; Compositae.
gone.
Habitat West Bengal, eastern
Assam, as a weed in tea gardens; sal
