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Useful Temperate Plants

Isodon japonicus

(Burm.)Hara.

Lamiaceae


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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 *
HabitPerennial
Height1.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

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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