Elsholtzia splendens
Nakai ex F.Maek.
Lamiaceae
Elsholtzia byeonsanensis M.Kim
Elsholtzia haichowensis Y.Z.Sun
Elsholtzia lungtangensis Y.Z.Sun
Common Name: Shiny Elsholtzia
General Information
Elsholtzia splendens is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that are much branched above the base; it can grow 30 - 50cm tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic products and can be grown on soils contaminated with heavy metals to help restore fertility and reduce pollution.
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 - eastern China, Korea.
Habitat
Grassy areas in mountains in Korea[
279- Title
- Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation, Manila
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 92 9061 120 0
- Description
- An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given.
]. Hills and grassy areas; at elevations up to 300 metres in China[
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
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The whole plant contains an essential oil, monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes[
279- Title
- Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation, Manila
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 92 9061 120 0
- Description
- An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given.
]. It is used in Korea in the treatment of headaches, fevers, diarrhoea and oedema[
279- Title
- Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation, Manila
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 92 9061 120 0
- Description
- An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given.
].
The plant is analgesic, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge,sedative and sudorific. It stimulates the secretion of the gastric glands and peristalsis[
176- Title
- Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Yeung. Him-Che.
- Publisher
- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent Chinese herbal giving information on over 500 species. Rather technical and probably best suited to the more accomplished user of herbs.
]. It is used in the treatment of colds, nausea, dropsy, stomach ache and typhoid[
176- Title
- Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Yeung. Him-Che.
- Publisher
- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent Chinese herbal giving information on over 500 species. Rather technical and probably best suited to the more accomplished user of herbs.
,
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
,
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
-
].
Agroforestry Uses:
Elsholtzia splendens is a highly copper-tolerant plant. It is also a pioneer species, and is often dominant at the early stage of secondary succession on copper mine spoils in China. The plant also concentrates the metal in its above-ground portions and so is a hyperaccumulator. It has potential for use in reclamation projects to restore the fertility of polluted sites, act as a nurse-species to help other species become established, whilst also helping to remove the pollutants[
1764- Title
- Copper tolerant Elsholtzia splendens facilitates Commelina communis on a copper mine spoil
- Publication
- Plant and Soil ยท August 2015
- Author
- Yang R. et al
- Website
- http://10.1007/s11104-015-2616-0
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
Extracts of both the flowers and the whole plant are used as ingredients in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin conditioner[
].
Propagation
Seed - sow late spring in situ[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
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