Scientific Name: Salvia fructiocsa Grown commercially for essential oil content. Used in traditional Muslim ceremonies and burned as incense.
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Hyssop
Scientific Name: Hyssop officinalis Has expectorant, and cough suppressant properties.
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Scientific Name: Tetradenia riparia Traditional Zulu uses of the leaves are mainly for respiratory complaints, malaria, dengue fever, flu, and diarrhea, and also as an inhalant for headaches.
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Scientific Name: Stachys byzantina Preliminary phytochemical studies showed that the aerial parts of the genus Stachys contain flavonoids. Flavonoids may be responsible for some antibacterial activity.
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Scientific Name: Lavandula angustifolia Wildly cultivated for ornamental, culinary, and essential oil production. Essential oil has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and insecticial properties.
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Scientific Name: Melissa officinalis Lemon balm has been used for anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, bloating, colic, and for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Scientific Name: Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Contains the essential oil terpenoid nepetalactone.
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Scientific Name: Thymus citriodorus The leaves and essential oils of lemon thyme have been used in antiseptics, asthma and respiratory aromatherapy, deodorants, and disinfectants.
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Scientific Name: Elsholtzia stauntonii Originally from Northern China, mint shrub has antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Scientific Name: Monarda didyma The leaves and flowering stems are antihelmintic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, rubefacient and stimulant.
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