Elsholtzia argyi
H.Lév.
Lamiaceae
Elsholtzia macrostemon Hand.-Mazz
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia argyi is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing around 50 - 100cm tall, occasionally to 160cm[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
1759- Title
- Cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Elsholtzia argyi origining from a Zinc/Lead Mining Site - a Hydroponics Experi
- Publication
- International Journal of Phytoremediation, 16:1257-1267, 2014
- Author
- Siliang Li, Fengping Wang, Mei Ru, & Wuzhong Ni
- Website
- http://10.1080/15226514.2013.828010
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 1522-6514
- Description
-
].
The plant has the ability to accumulate metals in its leaves and stems and so can be used in phytoremediation projects.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - south and east China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Japan, Vietnam
Habitat
Hilly thickets, forests, streamsides, riverside grasslands; at elevations from 200 - 1,200 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.75 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is very aromatic[
1762- Title
- Volatile constituents in the flowers of Elsholtzia argyi and their variation: a possible utilization of plant resour
- Publication
- J Zhejiang Univ SCI 2005 6B(2):91-95
- Author
- Peng Hong-yun & Yang Xiao-e
- Website
- http://10.1631/jzus.2005.B0091
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 1009-3095
- Description
-
]
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An essential oil obtained from the plant has shown broad-spectrum anti-bacterial, antiseptic and antiviral properties[
1757- Title
- Elsholtzia: review of traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology
- Publication
- Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences 2007 (16) 73-78
- Author
- Ai-Lin Liu, Simon M.Y. Lee, Yi-Tao Wang and Guan-Hua Du
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
,
1762- Title
- Volatile constituents in the flowers of Elsholtzia argyi and their variation: a possible utilization of plant resour
- Publication
- J Zhejiang Univ SCI 2005 6B(2):91-95
- Author
- Peng Hong-yun & Yang Xiao-e
- Website
- http://10.1631/jzus.2005.B0091
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 1009-3095
- Description
-
].
Agroforestry Uses:
Elsholtzia argyi can grow successfully in soils that are contaminated with various heavy metals, including copper, cadnium, zinc and lead. In addition, it has the ability to concentrate these contaminants into its leaf and shoot growth. It can also grow up to around 160cm tall in such soils, producing moderately large quantities of organic matter. It can thus be used as an effective hyperaccumulator and phytoremediator of contaminated soils - the top growth being removed from the site on a regular basis in order to gradually reduce levels of the contaminants to safe levels. In addition, the plant material removed can be used as a source for recovering and reusing the metals[
1759- Title
- Cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Elsholtzia argyi origining from a Zinc/Lead Mining Site - a Hydroponics Experi
- Publication
- International Journal of Phytoremediation, 16:1257-1267, 2014
- Author
- Siliang Li, Fengping Wang, Mei Ru, & Wuzhong Ni
- Website
- http://10.1080/15226514.2013.828010
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 1522-6514
- Description
-
,
1762- Title
- Volatile constituents in the flowers of Elsholtzia argyi and their variation: a possible utilization of plant resour
- Publication
- J Zhejiang Univ SCI 2005 6B(2):91-95
- Author
- Peng Hong-yun & Yang Xiao-e
- Website
- http://10.1631/jzus.2005.B0091
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 1009-3095
- Description
-
,
1763- Title
- Copper Uptake and Tolerance in Two Contrasting Ecotypes of Elsholtzia argyi
- Publication
- Journal of Plant Nutrition, 27:12, 2067-2083, 2004
- Author
- Jang L.Y. et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/PLN-200034635
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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