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Lippia

A plant genus of the family VERBENACEAE. Lippsidoquinone; TRITERPENES; SESQUITERPENES; and THYMOL have been found in this genus. Plant extracts have cytotoxic activity. It is sometimes called Mexican oregano but that confuses it with real oregano (ORIGANUM).

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A plant genus of the family VERBENACEAE. Lippsidoquinone; TRITERPENES; SESQUITERPENES; and THYMOL have been found in this genus. Plant extracts have cytotoxic activity. It is sometimes called Mexican oregano but that confuses it with real oregano (ORIGANUM).

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.583w.990w.433w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lippia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032411. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032411
  2. Lippia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippia
  3. Lippia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10514128