“…The plant has many pharmacological activities: anti-parasitic, tranquilizer (central nervous system depressant), bradicardizant, anti-hypertensive, analgesic, relax smooth musculature and contract skeletal musculature (Almeida et al, 1996;Fogaça et al, 1997;Lahlou et al, 2001;2002a,ba,b;Sousa et al, 2009). An extract obtained from leaves present santispasmodic effect and is employed for the treatment of intestinal disorders caused by Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica (Santana et al, 1992;Sousa et al, 1997). Previous phytochemical analyses revealed the compounds 1,2-epoxipulegone-rotundifolone (main constituent), carvone, menthol, linalol, cineol, cetone, mentone, d-carvone, reduced quantities of mentonone, pipertinone, jasmone, acetic esters and mentone isovaleric, flavonoids, rosmarinic acid, luteoline, tannic acid and resine as constituents of it leaves.…”