{"tema_id":"35202","string":"Coleus aromaticus Benth.","created":"2021-11-01 13:28:24","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Nota de alcance","@lang":"en","@value":"\nOrigin\nJamaica\nFolk\nmedicinal uses\nThis\nspecies, a native of Java, is cultivated to some extent in the West\nIndies where it is used for seasoning. In Jamaica it is sometimes\nused in decoctions employed as cold remedies. The fresh leaves\ncontain a high proportion of water and about 0.55 per cent volatile\noil which has a considerable carvacrol content. In the East it is\nused in native medicine in the treatment of asthma, chronic coughs,\ncolic, dyspepsia, epilepsy and other convulsive affections. It is\nsaid to have an intoxicating effect."},{"@type":"Nota bibliogr\u00e1fica","@lang":"en","@value":"\nAsprey,\nG.F; Phylis Thornton\/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts III &\nIV. \u2013 p. 58."}]}