Elsholtzia rugulosa
Hemsl.
Lamiaceae
Aphanochilus rugulosus (Hemsl.) Kudô
Elsholtzia labordei Vaniot
Elsholtzia mairei H.Lév.
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia rugulosa is a much-branched, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it can grow from 30 - 150cm 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 - Myanmar, southeastern China, Vietnam
Habitat
Hilly grasslands, waste areas, forests, thickets; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,800 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 | Shrub |
| Height | 1.00 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 analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, depurative. It is used to treat respiratory diseases, indigestion, diarrhoea and dysentery[
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
-
,
1760- Title
- Chemical constituents of the whole plant of Elsholtzia rugulosa
- Publication
- Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Vol. 14, No. 2, February 2012, 89–96
- Author
- Bo Liu et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.644714
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1028-602
- Description
-
].
The plant contains several medicinally active compounds including the essential oils thymol, 1,8-cincole, and carvacrol, plus nonvolatile constituents, including flavones and triterpenes[
1760- Title
- Chemical constituents of the whole plant of Elsholtzia rugulosa
- Publication
- Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Vol. 14, No. 2, February 2012, 89–96
- Author
- Bo Liu et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.644714
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1028-602
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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