Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry

Lippia nodiflora syn. Phyla nodiflora is a perennial herb is native of California. In Asia it grows widely in India and Srilanka. Although it produces some allelopathic compounds but it is also used for multiple pharmacological values. Flavonoids and sterols are characteristic secondary metabolites from the species. In this paper the plant has been reviewed for its medicinal benefits and phytochemical survey along with the phytochemical study of other species of genus Lippia.