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John Charles

Condea verticillata

Field notes

Condea verticillata, commonly known as John Charles, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Mexico, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean, and northwestern South America. It has also been introduced to Hawaii.

John Charles is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of conditions including coughs, colds, fever, tonsillitis, bronchitis, uterine fibroids, skin infections, and stomach ache. The leaf and stem of the plant contain the lignan podophyllotoxin.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided