Chemical composition and pharmacological properties of the. The intensely sweet herb, lippia dulcis trev historical uses, field. The presence of a sweetener compound hernandulcin in the extract is mentioned in most of the publications on this plant matrix. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in lippia dulcis.
Bisabolanetype sesquiterpenes from the aerial parts of lippia dulcis. A major source of camphor in asia is ocimum kilimandscharicum baker ex gurke. Frogfruit, matgrass, capeweed, turkey tangle hortus fog fruit dalziel bleekha abbas widespread, trop. Phyla lippia dulcis contains hernundulcin sesquiterpene zerocaloric sweetener that is about a. Hernandulcin is the major constituent of lippia dulcis trev. Molecular regulation of the metabolic pathways of the. Pdf chemical variability of essential oils of lippia. A dozen species of lippias are utilized in medicine and in perfumery for their fragrant oils the drug lippia mexicana consists of the leaves and flowers of l. Antispasmodic activity of essential oil from lippia dulcis trev. Lippia dulcis herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients.
Douglas kinghorn a department of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, and program for collaborative research in. Mexican lippia, aztec sweet herb, bushy lippia, honeyherb. This mexican herb with ovalshaped leaves and small white flowers is a sprawling ground cover type plant that has an incredibly sweet leaf. The spreading growth habit gives excellent ground cover but will also trail rather nicely in hanging baskets and patio containers. Cultivation of medicinal plants phyla dulcis stem cuttings from p. How lippia dulcis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. To investigate the essential oil of lippia dulcis trev. The intensely sweet herb, lippia dulcis trev historical uses, field inquiries, and constituents. Organismos asociados a las especies lantana camara l, lippia dulcis trev.
Trying to locate in puerto rico genetically competent populations of. The compound, hernandulcin, isolated from the leaves of this plant is nearly 1,000 times sweeter than sugar. Verbenaceae growing in a peat moss potting medium in plastic. Essential oil from leaves of lippia dulcis grown in colombia. A low growing plant always covered with small white cone flowers. Verbenaceae is the source of hernandulcin, the first known intensely sweet sesquiterpenoid, a compound which is a. Aztec sweet herb lippia dulcis buy plants online from. Lippia dulcis, phyla scaberrime, lippia mexicana, aztec sweet.
Pdf chemical variability of essential oils of lippia alba. Camphor can also be produced synthetically from vinyl chloride and cyclopentadiene, passing through the intermediate dehydronorbornyl chloride. The tiny white buds are super sweet with a background flavor of mint, thyme, anise or licorice, but leaving no aftertaste like stevia. Lippia dulcis 1 qt aztec sweet herb 1 qt morningsun. The antiproliferative constituents in the meoh extracts of the aerial parts of lippia dulcis trev. Essential oil from leaves of lippia dulcis grown in. Verbenaceae 10, used as a traditonal sweetening agent in mexico. It can be used in baking, tea, salads and just eaten raw. The dulcis in its botanical name means sweet tasting. Names of lippia dulcis in various languages of the world are also given. The constituents present in this plant were previously identified and isolated. Lippia dulcis is a sweettasting, woody herb but the sweetness is often mixed with a camphorous taste.
Mar 01, 2012 read supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from lippia dulcis trev. This mexican herb with ovalshaped leaves and small white flowers is a sprawling ground. Essential oils of two lippia ukambensis vatke chemotypes and lippia somalensis vatke in kenya. The chemical composition, pharmacological activity and traditional uses of 52 species attributed to the genus lippia verbenaceae as used in the south and central america, and tropical africa, were revised and compared. Phyla lippia dulcis contains hernundulcin sesquiterpene zerocaloric sweetener that is about a thousand times sweeter than sucrose, and also bitter constituents including camphor and limonene. Verbenaceae from colombia was studied by gc and gcms. Bushy lippia is a central american plant which is used by aztac peoples as an herbal sweetener. Verbenaceae that is traditionally used in the treatment of cough, colds, bronchitis, asthma, and colic in middle america for antispasmodic. The species has a natural range from central america to argentina, being cultivated for its commercial value in brazil. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The chemical composition of the volatile compounds from the leaves of lippia dulcis trev. This species is accepted, and its native range is mexico to venezuela, caribbean. Aztec sweet herb is a sprawling ground cover type plant that has an incredibly sweet leaf.
Not often used for sweetening any more, leaves can be eaten from the plant like candy or tossed into fruit salads for an unusual addition. The green hairy roots produced the sweet sesquiterpene hernandulcin ca. Chromatographic analyses gcms, lcms and hplc were performed to evaluate the composition of the extracts, indicating. Aztec sweet herb is sometimes added to sweeten drinks and it also gives drinks a minty flavor. The lippia oil from brazil was high in 6methyl5hepten2one. Cabrera compositae and found to be responsible for the intense sweetness of the plant 1. Shoots were cultured in various liquid or solid media. Yerba dulce, salvia dulce, hierbabuena english name. Lippia dulcis trevir verbenaceae, the source of the intensely sweet.
Once considered a possibility for commercial use as a sugar substitute until studies showed high doses caused thyroid cancer in rats. There is yet no simple method to remove the undesirable constituents. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 1519868906 89 eisevier scientific publishers ireland ltd. Pdf supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from. Oct, 2008 lippia and found its extracts to be of sufficient efficacy to use to treat bronchospasm. Phytochemical and pharmaceuticalbiological investigations. Hydrodistillation was adopted as a method for comparison.
Woody plant liquid medium was best for shoot multiplication, but the production of hernandulcin was relatively low. Known by the aztec as tzonpelic xihuitl, which literally means sweet herb. Lippia dulcis aztec sweet herb mountain valley growers. Hierba dulce azteca lippia dulcis aztec sweet leaf youtube. Lippia dulcis is a sweet herb used for thousands of years in south america. Lippia dulcis herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Phytochemical and pharmaceuticalbiological investigations of.
Dihydroquercetin3acetate was isolated from tesaria dodoneifolia hook and arn. In this study we have investigated the microscopic differences between two populations of this species, originated from mexico and panama. Article views are the countercompliant sum of full text article downloads since november 2008 both pdf and html across all institutions and individuals. The sweet bisabolane sesquiterpenoid, hernandulcin, formed only 1. Supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from lippia. Lippia species, aztec sweet herb, bushy lippia, honeyherb. It is well known of more than 200 species of lippia which are mostly from the tropics.
Introduction phyla lippia dulcis verbenaceae is a central american plant used traditionally by aztac peoples as herbal sweetener 1. A survey of the available literature shows that these species are used mostly for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and as seasoning. It is known by several common names, including aztec sweet herb, bushy lippia, honeyherb, hierba dulce, and tzopelicxihuitl. The yield of sweetener hernundulcin is very low, and there is no simple method to maximize its composition. Description honey herb blooms from november until march and grows best in rich, moist soil. This page was last edited on 30 december 20, at 08.
Supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from lippia dulcis trev. This perennial herb is inherent to southern mexico, the caribbean, colombia and venezuela. Dulce buttons aztec sweet herb seeds lippia dulcis. On one hand, the current commercial sources of highly sweet sucrose substitutes are. Forty volatile compounds were identified, of which the major ones were.
Lippia dulcis oil from brazil was found to be low in camphor trace, whereas the oil from mexico had considerable camphor 33. Pdf the intensely sweet herb, lippia dulcis trev historical uses. Organismos asociados a las especies lantana camara l. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days. Phyla dulcis is a species of perennial herb that is native to southern mexico, the caribbean cuba, hispaniola, and puerto rico, central america, colombia, and venezuela. The transformed roots grew well in murashige and skoog medium containing 2% sucrose. A dft analysis of thermal decomposition reactions important to natural products. This paper presents the results of the supercritical fluid extraction sfe of lippia dulcis, which has not yet been researched for this plant matrix.
Morenomurillo b1, quijanocelis c, romero ar, pino ja. Lippia dulcis, phyla scaberrime, lippia mexicana family. A creeping shrub, lippia dulcis has opposite, ovate leaves and white or pink flowers in heads. Similar to stevia the leaf is very sweet but is not sugar. Douglas kinghorn a department of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, and program for collaborative research in the pharmaceutical sciences, college of. Lippia is a large genus of over 200 species, and their study only included six lippia species. The intensely sweet herb, lippia dulcis trev historical. The leaves have a curious and amazingly sweet flavor due to hernandulcin a compound named for the spanish physician who first described the plant to europeans. Lippia dulcis or aztec sweet herb is native to central america and mexico.
Ethnobotanical study of the medicinal plants from tlanchinol, hidalgo, mexico. Comparison of volatile leaf terpenoids from lippia dulcis. It is intensely aromatic and the leaves and flowers have a strong sweet taste. Comparison of intensely sweet volatile leaf oils of lippia. Fastgrowing attractive ground cover for areas with mild winters. The sfe experiments were performed in a laboratoryscale pilot unit. Antispasmodic activity of essential oil from lippia dulcis. Ancient mexican botanical literature was systematically searched for new plant sources of intensely sweet substances. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. But the molecular regulation that conferred the biochemical characteris. Verbenaceae is the source of hernandulcin, the first known intensely sweet sesquiterpenoid, a compound which is a volatile oil constituent. It is a fast and low growing ground and sends out runners much like mint.
The roots turned light green when they were cultured under 16 hday light. Historical uses, field inquiries, and constituents article pdf available in journal of ethnopharmacology 151. Camphor can also be produced synthetically from vinyl chloride and cyclopentadiene, passing through the. Aztec sweet herb lippia dulcis is a quick growing herb for summer display with attractive, aromatic foliage and pretty little white flowers. Supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from lippia dulcis trev the journal of supercritical fluids 2012, 63, 161168. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about lippia species, aztec sweet herb, bushy lippia, honeyherb lippia dulcis supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at. Nevertheless, because the traditional species of phyla formed a wellsupported clade, with the exclusion of lippia dulcis, their study supports the concept that lippia dulcis is not a part of phyla. Part shade tender perennial that has incredibly sweet flavored leaves. Herbal ingredients in dietary supplements for control of diabetes and obesity are gaining popular. Comparison of intensely sweet volatile leaf oils of lippia dulcis. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120326 which reports it as a synonym record 1439 with original publication details. Hernandulcin in hairy root cultures of lippia dulcis.
Has medicinal properties and is used in teas as well. Comparision of essential oil composition and cytotoxicity. Lippia alba verbenaceae is a shrub whose essential oil has important biological, pharmacological, and aromatizing properties. Honey herb lippia dulcis is found in central and south america, as well as caribbean locations gornemann 2008. Aztec sweet herb lippia dulcis greenology organic living. Hernandulcin is the major constituent of lippia dulcis. This flower head of lippia dulcis, mexican lippia, measures. Read supercritical fluid extraction of hernandulcin from lippia dulcis trev. Lippia dulcis, phyla scaberrime, lippia mexicana, aztec.
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