Therapeutic Properties and Use for Medicinal Purposes of Agastache Species

Abstract

Nowadays, it is proven there is an increasing interest in the study of growth and development of different medicinal and aromatic species, due to their therapeutic properties that correlate with the presence of different active compounds. Agastache sp. are known as aromatic plants that belong to the Lamiaceae family, originating from North America and East Asia. The Agastache genus is part of the Lamiaceae family and is native to North America, but one species like Agastache rugosa, is native to East Asia, such as Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China. Also, the aim of recent studies is to present a summary of the few findings on the phytochemistry and biological effects of several Agastache sp., including both extracts and essential oil properties and characterization. The presented paper has been focused of introduction, description and use of aromatic and medicinal plants, which represent inexhaustible sources of fresh or dry materials for the pharmaceutical industry, cosmetic products and food industries. In the whole process of developing new medicines from herbal raw materials, it is important to study the spectrum of major bioactive compounds and their benefits for human health. Science have proven a significant influence of genetic traits which depends on the subspecies chosen in study, variety, the maturity of the plants, climatic conditions and cultivation features on the accumulation of bioactive compounds in harvested plants material