See text Clinopodium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, in the subtribe Menthinae.

The genus name Clinopodium is derived from the Latin clinopodion, from the Ancient Greek κλινοπόδιον (klinopódion), from κλίνη (klínē) "bed" and πόδιον (pódion) "little foot".

For example, C. macrostemum is used in Mexico as a tea under the name poleo or yerba de borracho to cure hangovers, stomach aches, and liver disease.

In the latest revision of Lamiaceae, Clinopodium encompassed about 100 species, including those otherwise placed in the genera Acinos, Calamintha, Micromeria, Satureja, and Xenopoma.

[5] This circumscription, called Clinopodium sensu lato, was shown to be polyphyletic in 2004,[6] with additional information on the issue published in 2010.