They are two of the common names of a plant of traditional medicinal uses. It is also usually called mastranzo, betonica, candalus, mint brava, horse mint, donkey mint, pennyroyal. Its scientific name is Mentha suaveolens and it belongs to the Lamiaceae family. There are other similar herbs, known as mints, caángay or chuva (Ageratum conyzoides, of the Asteraceae family) and also of medicinal uses.
mentastro or caángay-it is a species of herbaceous plant, annual, of the family Asteraceae, about 70 cm high, very toxic, considered a weed, native to South America; It presents opposite leaves, small pink or white flowers of nauseating smell, becoming a weed of the tropical zones of the world-It is used medicinally as an antibacterial or antiarthritic, also, for its essential oils, it is used in cosmetics; is toxic to mammals-
