Elsholtzia stachyodes
(Link) Raizada & H.O.Saxena
Lamiaceae
Aphanochilus foetens Benth.
Aphanochilus incisus Benth.
Aphanochilus paniculatus Benth.
Elsholtzia incisa (Benth.) Benth.
Elsholtzia major (Hook.f.) V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma
Hyptis stachyodes Link
Mentha blanda DC.
Mentha blanda Wall. ex Lindl.
Mentha foetens Wall. ex Benth.
Mentha incisa Wall. ex Benth.
Mentha paniculata Roxb.
Nepeta imobus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Perilla leptostachya D.Don
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia stachyodes is a much-branched, erect annual plant growing from 30 - 100cm tall[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and 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
E. Asia - southeastern China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, northern Thailand
Habitat
Moist open places along streambanks; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,500 metres[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
]. Hills, waste areas, open forests, limestone mountains; at elevations from 800 - 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
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seeds - rae or pickled[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
Medicinal
The juice of the plant is placed between the toes in order to treat wounds there that are caused by walking bare-foot in muddy water[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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