Lallemantia royleana
(Benth.) Benth.
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum inderiense Less. ex Kar. & Kir.
Dracocephalum royleanum Benth.
Nepeta erodiifolia Boiss.
Common Name:
General Information
Lallemantia royleana is an erectannual plant with stems that can be unbranched or have densely spreading branches; it grows around 15 - 45cm 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.
,
1503- Title
- Indian Medicinal Planta
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kirkitar K.R.; Basu B.D. & Indian Civil Service
- Publisher
- Sudhindra Nath Basu, BahadurGanj; India
- Year
- 1918
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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.
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
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
W. Asia - western Siberia, central Asia, western China (Xinjiang), Pakistan, the Caucasus Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
Habitat
Slopes, moist areas along waterways[
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 | 0.20 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Requires a light, well-drained soil in a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
The fresh leaves are eaten as a vegetable, and also used to flavour a special kind of date preparation[
1497- Title
- The Ethnobotany of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan, with Particular Reference to Medicinal Plants
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 31, 1992
- Author
- Goodman S.M.; Ghafoor A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0015-0746
- Description
-
]..
Medicinal
The seed is cooling, diuretic, sedative. It is given internally as a soothing agent during urinary troubles, it is also used to soothe cough[
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
-
- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
].
The seed is aphrodisiac, antiarrhythmic, diuretic. It is used in the treatment of mental diseases, insanity, griping, gingivitis, gleets, bronchitis, thirst, and in urinary troubles[
2198- Title
- Nuts & Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention
- Publication
-
- Author
- Preedy V.R., Watson R.R. & Patel V.B. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/C2009-0-01960-6
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-375688-6
- Description
-
].
A poultice of the seeds is applied topically to abscesses, boils and inflammations[
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
-
- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
].
A handful of the herb is crushed, placed in one glass of water for 24 hours, then strained and drunk in order to act as a coolant and to quench thirst[
1497- Title
- The Ethnobotany of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan, with Particular Reference to Medicinal Plants
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 31, 1992
- Author
- Goodman S.M.; Ghafoor A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0015-0746
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow mid spring in situ[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
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