Elsholtzia strobilifera
(Benth.) Benth.
Lamiaceae
Cyclostegia strobilifera Benth.
Elsholtzia exigua Hand.-Mazz.
Mentha strobilifera (Benth.) Wall. ex Benth.
Common Name:
General Information
Elsholtzia strobilifera is an erect, annual plant growing around 5 - 50cm 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.
,
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 flavouring
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 (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), northern India (Sikkim), Nepal
Habitat
Occasional along waysides; at elevations from 1,300 - 4,800 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, grasslands, open areas in forests, thicket margins, valleys; at elevations from 2,300 - 3,700 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 | 0.15 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seeds. Powdered and used as a flavouring[
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 plant is antipyretic[
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
-
].
A paste made from the plant is applied to the head in order to relieve a headache[
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.
,
1761- Title
- Ethnopharmacological survey, Phytochemical screening and Antibacterial activity measurements of high altitude medici
- Publication
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 13 (3), July 2014, pp. 496-507
- Author
- Lamichhane J. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. It is also applied topically to treat wounds, boils and skin infections[
1761- Title
- Ethnopharmacological survey, Phytochemical screening and Antibacterial activity measurements of high altitude medici
- Publication
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 13 (3), July 2014, pp. 496-507
- Author
- Lamichhane J. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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