| Summary: | Hyptis capitata is one of the important traditional medicinal plants, in which different parts of the plant are used in various countries in treating several diseases. This review was conducted to present a comprehensive overview of distribution, taxonomic characters, ethnobotany and the various phar-macological properties of H. capitata. This review presents scientific infor-mation about pharmacological potentials of H. capitata as a medicinal in-gredient and its opportunities to be developed and utilized more broadly. The literature review was carried out on both abstracts and full articles, fur-ther analyzed and included in this review. H. capitata is used to treat vari-ous diseases such as fever, digestive disorders and open wounds. The phar-macological study of H. capitata showed that this plant has the potential to be developed as an antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer. Due to being widely used by the community, further studies regarding the phar-macological potential and the safety parameters of H. capitata are needed.
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