Ethnopharmacological relevance: Hyptis verticillata Jacq. (Lamiaceae)(John Charles)is an important medicinal plant with a long history of traditional use, originating in Central America and now extending from Florida to Colombia and across the Caribbean. Records of its earliest use date back to the ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures of Mesoamerica. There is no indication that this plant is being used outside of the Americas.
CANCER ANTIMICROBIAL INFLAMMATION LIGNANS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MESO- ANDSOUTHERNAMERICA ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY LAMIACEAE JOHN CHARLES HYPTIS VERTICILLATA PHYTOCHEMISTRY ANTIPROLIFERATIVE