Isodon japonicus
(Burm.)Hara.
Lamiaceae
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Common Name:
General Information
Isodon japonicus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
,
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 - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat
Hills, thickets and valleys from sea level to 2100 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 | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. See the plants native habitat for ideas on the conditions it will require.
Edible Uses
Young leaves - cooked[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
].
Medicinal
The plant is antibacterial, antiinflammatory and anthelmintic[
1254- Title
- Cytotoxicity and Pharmacogenomics of Medicinal Plants from Traditional Korean Medicine
- Publication
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Volume 2013, Article ID 341724, 14 pages
- Author
- Kuete V.; Ean-Jeong Seo; Krusche B.; Oswald M.; Wiench B.; S
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/341724
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. It is used medicinally in the treatment of stomach cancer[
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 whole plant contains various medicinally active compounds that have cytotoxic properties and are of potential use in the treatment of cancer[
1254- Title
- Cytotoxicity and Pharmacogenomics of Medicinal Plants from Traditional Korean Medicine
- Publication
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Volume 2013, Article ID 341724, 14 pages
- Author
- Kuete V.; Ean-Jeong Seo; Krusche B.; Oswald M.; Wiench B.; S
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/341724
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in the spring. Only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in the spring.
Division in the spring might be possible.
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