Lagochilus platyacanthus
Rupr.
Lamiaceae
Lagochilus affinis Rupr.
Lagochilus iliensis C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan
Lagochilus keminensis Isakov
Lagochilus macrodontus Knorring
Lagochilus pulcher Knorring
Common Name:
General Information
Lagochilus platyacanthus is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stems around 14 - 45cm long and branching from the base[
2031- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai
- Publication
-
- Author
- Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28946-1
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
C. Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan to western China (Xinjiang)
Habitat
Stony, gravelly slopes in the mid-mountain belt[
2031- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai
- Publication
-
- Author
- Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28946-1
- Description
-
]. Wood and scrub belt, on stony and gravelly slopes[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is antispasmodic, haemostatic, hypotensive and sedative[
2031- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai
- Publication
-
- Author
- Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28946-1
- Description
-
]. A decoction of the whole plant is used in the treatment of coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, ulcers, insomnia, and amnesia[
2193- Title
- The Genus Lagochilus (Lamiaceae): A Review of Its Diversity, Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology
- Publication
- Plants 2021, 10, 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants10010132
- Author
- Mamadalieva N.Z. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010132
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
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[
2031- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai
- Publication
-
- Author
- Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28946-1
- Description
-
]
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[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
