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General Information

Lagochilus gypsaceus is a perennial plant producing a clump of stems that become woody near the base and persist; it can grow 30 - 40cm tall..
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Central Asia - Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Habitat

Stony, gravelly slopes in the foothills[]. Dry zones and the slopes of foothills with rocky debris, and in areas with a high diversity of soil minerals including gypsum

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.35 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The stems and leaves are anticonvulsant, haemostatic, hypotensive and sedative, A decoction is used in the treatment of haemorrhages (traumatic, uterine, hemorrhoidal, pulmonary, lung, and nasal), haemophilia[, ]

The plant is known to contain essential oils, diterpenoids (larohyline), vitamins (C, carotene), tannins, carbohydrates, organic acids (lemon), oils, alkaloids (stachydrine), phenylcarboxylic acids (chlorogenic, coffee), flavonoids[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - We have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in the spring. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer and consider giving them some protection from winter rain[].