@article {PassinhoSoares:2006p7996,
	title = {Authentication of medicinal plant botanical identity by amplified fragmented length polymorphism dominant DNA marker: inferences from the Plectranthus genus},
	journal = {Planta Med},
	volume = {72},
	number = {10},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {929{\textendash}31},
	abstract = {In Brazil, Plectranthus species are known as "boldo" and have been used in popular medicine for analgesic and dyspeptic purposes. Plectranthus need to be well identified in order to be used as commercially genuine medicinal plants. Here we describe AFLP DNA patterns able to distinguish among different Pectranthus species. The genetic variability of P. grandis Cramer, P. barbatus Andr. and P. ornatus Codd was analyzed with two sets of AFLP primers allowing detection of 241 loci. A total of 22 monomorphic loci were identified in P. barbatus, 15 in P. grandis and 30 in P. ornatus. Among these, 5 loci were informative and species-specific to P. barbatus, 3 to P. grandis and 2 loci were unique to P. ornatus. The AFLP pattern analyzed by different clustering methods assembled individuals according to their species. So far, AFLP represents a genuine and strong method to certify medicinal plant materials.},
	keywords = {DNA: Plant, Genetic Markers, Phylogeny, Plants: Medicinal, Plectranthus, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism: Genetic, Species Specificity},
	doi = {10.1055/s-2006-946673},
	author = {Helna Passinho-Soares and Durvalina Felix and Maria Auxiliadora Kaplan and Marcia Margis-Pinheiro and Rog{\'e}rio Margis}
}
@article {Lukhoba:2006p8009,
	title = {Plectranthus: a review of ethnobotanical uses},
	journal = {J Ethnopharmacol},
	volume = {103},
	number = {1},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {1{\textendash}24},
	abstract = {Plectranthus is a large and widespread genus with a diversity of ethnobotanical uses. The genus is plagued with numerous nomenclatural disharmonies that make it difficult to collate accurate data on the uses. The aim of this review is to gather together all ethnobotanical information on Plectranthus and to map the data onto the most up-to-date phylogenetic classification in order to see if there are similar uses among related species and hence provide a framework for the prediction and exploration of new uses of species. The uses of 62 species of Plectranthus were mapped onto a current phylogeny based on DNA sequence data. The phylogeny reveals two major Clades, 1 and 2. The members of Clade 1 (corresponding to the formally recognized genus Coleus) were richer in number and diversity of uses than members of Clade 2 (comprising the remaining species of Plectranthus). The high incidence of synonymy can lead to problems in uncovering a species{\textquoteright} ethnobotanical profile. About 30\% of all citations of Plectranthus use a synonym and most of the synonyms are attributed to 10 of the most used species, 9 of which are in Clade 1. Members of the {\textquoteright}Coleus{\textquoteright} Clade are the most studied group both taxonomically and economically. The higher incidence of study may be as a result of the higher diversity of uses and the fact that species in Clade 1, such as Plectranthus barbatus, Plectranthus amboinicus and Plectranthus mollis, are geographically more widespread than those in Clade 2. Plectranthus species in Clade 1 are frequently used as medicines and are used to treat a range of ailments, particularly digestive, skin, infective and respiratory problems. Plectranthus used as foods, flavours, fodder and materials are also mostly found in Clade 1. Monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids and phenolics have been reported in species of Plectranthus. The abietane diterpenoids are the most diverse of the diterpenoids isolated from species of Plectranthus. The labdane diterpenoid, forskolin, occurs in Plectranthus barbatus and could explain some of the traditional uses of this species. This review highlights the fact that not enough is known about the chemistry of other species of Plectranthus to explain their traditional uses.},
	keywords = {Animals, Digestive System Diseases, Female Urogenital Diseases, Humans, Infection, Male Urogenital Diseases, Pain, Phylogeny, Phytotherapy, Plectranthus, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Skin Diseases},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.011},
	author = {Catherine W Lukhoba and Monique S J Simmonds and Alan J Paton}
}
@booklet {AbdelMogib:2002p1132,
	title = {Chemistry of the genus Plectranthus},
	howpublished = {Molecules},
	volume = {7},
	number = {2},
	year = {2002},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {271{\textendash}301},
	abstract = {This review presents the phytochemical constituents of the genus Plectranthus reported up to 1999. Only a tetrameric derivative of caffeic acid was isolated from P. japonicus, but a group of long-chain alkylphenols, of possible taxonomic significance in the genus, was also isolated. As a genus of the subfamily Nepetoideae, Plectranthus is free from iridoid glycosides and rich in essential oil (i.e. > 0.5\% volatile oil on a dry weight basis). Diterpenoids are the more common secondary metabolites in Plectranthus. The majority of them are highly modified abietanoids. This seems to be similar to the pattern of diterpenoids observed for Salvia, but no clerodane diterpenoids were found in Plectranthus.},
	keywords = {Abietane Diterpenoids, Antimicrobial Abietane, Chemical-Composition, Coleus, Diterpenoids, Essential Oil, Hereroensis, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Leaf-Gland Pigments, Phytochemical Constituents, Plants, Plectranthus, Southern Africa},
	url = {http://apps.isiknowledge.com/InboundService.do?product=WOS\&action=retrieve\&SrcApp=Papers\&UT=000174211500017\&SID=2AFL5dnj5MCc8JPedL5\&SrcAuth=mekentosj\&mode=FullRecord\&customersID=mekentosj\&DestFail=http\%253A\%252F\%252Faccess.isiproducts.com\%252Fcustom_image},
	author = {M Abdel-Mogib and HA Albar and SM Batterjee}
}
@article {Rasikari:2005p1129,
	title = {Acaricidal and cytotoxic activities of extracts from selected genera of Australian Lamiaceae},
	journal = {J Econ Entomol},
	volume = {98},
	number = {4},
	year = {2005},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {1259{\textendash}1266},
	abstract = {Crude foliar extracts of 67 species from six subfamilies of Australian Lamiaceae were screened by whole organism contact toxicity on the polyphagous mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) by using a Potter precision spray tower. Cytotoxicity assessments against insect cell lines from Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) also were made. The Spodoptera cell line was more susceptible to extracts than the Drosophila cell line. No direct correlation was observed between the two screening methods, but several interesting relationships were identified. Extracts from subfamilies Ajugoideae, Scutellarioideae, Chloanthoideae, Viticoideae and Nepetoideae showed acaricidal activity, whereas only those from Ajugoideae and Nepetoideae displayed potent cytotoxic effects. A range of activities was observed for the 25 species of Plectranthus, 14 of which showed moderate-to-high contact toxicity against T. urticae. Overall, the lowest toxicity was observed for extracts from the plant subfamily Prostantheroideae, which showed little contact toxicity or cytotoxicity for the 18 extracts studied.},
	keywords = {2-Spotted Spider-Mite, Ajuga Plants, Cell-Lines, Clerodane Diterpenoids, Essential Oils, Glossocarya, Insect Cell Lines, Neoclerodane Insect Antifeedants, Plectranthus, Plectranthus-Barbatus, Predatory Mite, Scutellaria-Galericulata, Tetranychus Urticae, Tetranychus-Urticae Acari},
	url = {http://apps.isiknowledge.com/InboundService.do?product=WOS\&action=retrieve\&SrcApp=Papers\&UT=000231056100025\&SID=2AFL5dnj5MCc8JPedL5\&SrcAuth=mekentosj\&mode=FullRecord\&customersID=mekentosj\&DestFail=http\%253A\%252F\%252Faccess.isiproducts.com\%252Fcustom_image},
	author = {HL Rasikari and DN Leach and PG Waterman and RN Spooner-Hart and AH Basta and LK Banbury and PI Forster}
}
