Elsholtzia heterophylla
Diels
Lamiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia heterophylla is a perennial plant with a stoloniferous rootstock, growing 30 - 80cm 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 medicinal use.
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 - southern China (Yunnan), Myanmar)
Habitat
Near villages, field margins, streamsides, marshes; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,400 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 | Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, sedative. It is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases[
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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