Lippia dulcis
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Lippia dulcis (syn. Phyla dulcis)[1] is a species of perennial herbaceous plant that is native to southern Mexico, the Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico), Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.[2] It is known by several common names, including Aztec sweet herb, bushy lippia, honeyherb, hierba dulce, and tzopelic-xihuitl (Nahuatl). Its buds are also sold as dushi or dulce (sweet in Papiamento and Spanish respectively) buttons.
Uses
This plant has historically been used as a natural sweetener and medicinal herb in its native Mexico and parts of Central America. It was used by the Aztecs and introduced to the Spanish when they arrived.
The sweet taste is caused by a sesquiterpene compound called hernandulcin, which was discovered in 1985 and named for Francisco Hernández, the Spanish physician who first described the plant in the sixteenth century.[3] Use of Lippia dulcis has not become widespread because it also contains high levels of bitter compounds, especially camphor.[4][5]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lippia dulcis Trevir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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- ^ Vandaveer, C. What is the Aztec sweet herb? Script error: No such module "webarchive". killerplants.com
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Attiaa M, Kimb SU, Ro DK (2012). "Molecular cloning and characterization of (+)-epi-α-bisabolol synthase, catalyzing the first step in the biosynthesis of the natural sweetener, hernandulcin, in Lippia dulcis". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 527 (1): 37–44. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2012.07.010. PMID 22867794.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hurd, Matthew (2016). Biochemical Studies of Terpenoid Metabolism in Aztec Sweet Herb (MSc). University of Calgary. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25122.
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