Elsholtzia densa
Benth.
Lamiaceae
Mosla chinensis Maxim., has sometimes been wrongly identified as this species and some reports regarding the medicinal uses may more correctly apply to Mosla chinensis[
2191- Title
- Dietary Chinese Herbs; Chemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical Evidence
- Publication
-
- Author
- Yanze Liu, Zhimin Wang & Junzeng Zhang (Editors)
- Website
- http://10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 978-3-211-99447-4
- Description
-
].
Dysophylla ianthina Maxim. ex Kanitz
Elsholtzia calycocarpa Diels
Elsholtzia ianthina (Maxim. ex Kanitz) Dunn
Elsholtzia manshurica (Kitag.) Kitag.
Paulseniella pamirensis Briq.
Platyelasma calycocarpum (Diels) Kitag.
Platyelasma densum (Benth.) Kitag.
Platyelasma manshuricum Kitag.
Pogostemon ianthinus (Maxim. ex Kanitz) H.Lév.
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia densa is an erect, annual plant, much-branched from the base, growing 20 - 60cm tall[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
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
Asia - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, east through the Himalayas to eastern China, through central China to Mongolia, SE Siberia
Habitat
Forest margins, alpine meadows, hills, waste areas, riverbanks, forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 4,100 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
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used medicinally[
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.
]. It is antiinflammatory[
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
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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