Łódź, Botanical Garden

It is is native to Central and South America. Ornamental plant. Pot plant. Edible plant - the aromatic leaves are used to make a tea; the ripe black fruits are eaten in handfuls, especially by children as a snack;. Herbal plant - the plant is often used in domestic medicine and research carried out mainly in India has shown it to contain a number of compounds with medicinal activity; Lantana essential oil is sometimes used for the treatment of skin itches, as an antiseptic for wounds, and externally for leprosy and scabies, it is applied as a poultice on rheumatic joints; the roots are sweet and bitter tasting, refrigerant, antifebrile; a decoction is used to treat influenza, cough, mumps, incessant high fever, malaria, cervical lymph node tuberculosis, asthma, toothache, headache, inflammation, gonorrhoea and leucorrhoea; the flowers are sweet tasting, mildly cooling and haemostatic, a decoction of the dried flowers is used in the treatment of haemoptysis and pulmonary tuberculosis; the leaves are aromatic with a minty taste, they have a cooling nature, are antiphlogistic, anti-dermatosic, diaphoretic, febrifuge, pectoral, stimulant, tonic and vulnerary; an infusion of the leaves and flowering tops is used in the treatment of fevers, constipation, tuberculosis, catarrh and bronchitis. Usable plant - the plant has an extensive root system and is often planted for erosion control; the plant provides an abundance of organic matter which can be used as mulch material.