SPECIES OF THE GENUS AGASTACHE J.CLAYTON EX GRONOV.: DISTRIBUTION, USE, DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE (REVIEW)

The review summarizes information from the literature on distribution, systematics, study of composition and biological activity metabolites, total extracts plants genus Agastache J.Clayton ex Gronov. To date, 22 species are known, most them endemic to North America. Only one – rugosa is grows in Asia Russian Far East. 7 this known be used ethnomedicine. In world's official medicine, not used, with exception A. rugosa, which a means traditional Chinese medicine part several well-known, often prescribed herbal remedies. studied metabolites pharmacological properties .Agastache foeniculum, A.mexicana. There no about A.eplingiana, breviflora, cusickii, A.mearnsii, pallida, pallidiflora, palmeri. Over 90 substances related terpenoids, fatty acids, phenolcarboxylic tannins, vitamins, lignans, sterols, amino flavonoids, macro- microelements etc. Total individual compounds experiment have wide range activity: anxiolytic, antidepressant, antihypertensive, antinociceptive, antibacterial, insecticidal, immunotropic, antiviral, antimutagenic, cytotoxic. provided shows that Agastache, promising for further use various industries.
 Fragmentation lack opens up great opportunities researchers different areas scientific knowledge.