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Species of flowering plant
Orthosiphon aristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Genus:
Orthosiphon
Species:
O. aristatus
Binomial name
Orthosiphon aristatus
Synonyms
[1]
Ocimum aristatum Blume
Trichostema spirale Lour., rejected name
Clerodendrum spicatum Thunb
Ocimum grandiflorum Blume 1826 not Lam. 1785
Orthosiphon stamineus Benth.
Orthosiphon spiralis (Lour.) Merr.
Clerodendranthus stamineus (Benth.) Kudô
Orthosiphon velteri Doan
Orthosiphon spicatus (Thunb.) Backer, Bakh.f. & Steenis 1950 not Benth. 1848
Orthosiphon tagawae Murata
Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C.Y.Wu
Orthosiphon aristatus , commonly known as cat's whiskers or Java tea , is a plant species in the
family
Lamiaceae (also known Labiatae). The plant is a
medicinal herb found mainly throughout southern
China , the
Indian Subcontinent ,
South East Asia , and
tropical Queensland , Australia.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] As a medical herb, it is used for
increasing excretion of urine ,
lowering uric acid , protecting kidney,
reducing oxidative stress ,
reducing inflammation , protecting liver, protecting stomach, lowering blood pressure, ameliorating diabetes, ameliorating hyperlipidemia,
fighting microorganisms and fighting anorexia.
[5]
[6] It is known as kumis kucing in
Indonesia and misai kucing in
Malaysia , both of which translate to cat's whiskers.
Orthosiphon aristatus is used in landscaping to attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to its nectar.
[7]
Varieties
[1]
Orthosiphon aristatus var. aristatus - most of species range
Orthosiphon aristatus var. velteri Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
References
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a
b
c
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
^ Suddee, S., Paton, A.J. & Parnell, J.A.N. (2005). Taxonomic Revision of the tribe Ocimeae Dumort (Lamiaceae) in continental South East Asia III. Ociminae. Kew Bulletin 60: 3-75.
^ Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
^ Chung YS, Choo BK, Ahmed PK, Othman I, Shaikh MF (2020).
"A Systematic Review of the Protective Actions of Cat's Whiskers (Misai Kucing) on the Central Nervous System" . Front Pharmacol . 11 : 692.
doi :
10.3389/fphar.2020.00692 .
PMC
7237571 .
PMID
32477146 .
^ Ameer OZ, Salman IM, Asmawi MZ, Ibraheem ZO, Yam MF (August 2012). "Orthosiphon stamineus: traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology". J Med Food . 15 (8): 678–90.
doi :
10.1089/jmf.2011.1973 .
PMID
22846075 .
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Cat's Whiskers Plant Excellent For Attracting Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds To Home Landscape
External links
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