Cut-leaf mintbush
StarProstanthera incisa
Synonyms: Prostanthera incisa var. pubescens, Prostanthera incisa var. tenuior, Prostanthera incisa var. communis
Safety at a glance
No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
Traditionally used for
- Cough & breathing
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
Indigenous Australians traditionally used the aromatic leaves of Prostanthera incisa (native thyme) medicinally, including to treat coughs and colds, as well as for food and flavouring; the leaf essential oils, rich in 1,8-cineole, have demonstrated antimicrobial activity in modern studies (Tucker Bush; Sadgrove et al., 2020).
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Botanical Description
Prostanthera incisa, the cut-leaf mint bush or native thyme, is an aromatic shrub in the Lamiaceae endemic to southeastern Australia. It forms a bushy plant with small, ovate, deeply toothed (incised) leaves that release a strong minty, thyme-like fragrance when crushed, owing to their rich essential-oil content. In spring it bears profuse, small, mauve to purple two-lipped flowers in leafy clusters near the branch tips. The fruit is a small group of nutlets enclosed in the persistent calyx. It grows in open eucalypt forest, on rocky hillsides and along gullies. The leaves are cultivated commercially as a bushfood spice and for essential oil, the oils being rich in 1,8-cineole and showing antimicrobial activity.
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