Nepeta bracteata
Benth.
Lamiaceae
Nepeta globifera Bunge
Nepeta globiflora Bunge
Zataria humilis Benth.
Common Name:
General Information
Nepeta bracteata is an annual plant with an erect stem, usually divaricately branching from the base, with decumbent lower branches; it can grow around 5 - 25cm tall[
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.
,
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
-
- ISBN
-
- Description
- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
,
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
].
The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sold for medicinal use in the markets of Iran[
1776- Title
- Ethnobotanical investigation of traditional medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of Mashhad, Iran
- Publication
- March 2013 Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine 3(3):254-271
- Author
- Amiri M.S. & Joharchi M.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief information on the traditional medicinal uses of 267 species of plant in Iran
].
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.
,
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
-
- ISBN
-
- Description
- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
,
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
Range
W. Asia - Iran, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Habitat
Screes, alpine steppes; at elevations from 1,100 - 1,800 metres[
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.10 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Nepeta species generally grow best in a sunny position and a well-drained soil. Many are found in poor soils in the wild, and have a bushier growth habit in more fertile soils[
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
None known
Medicinal
In Iran, the plants of this species, plus those of Nepeta racemosa and Nepeta menthoides, are used in phytotherapy under the name 'Ustukhuddus' as a febrifuge and sedative, antidepressant and anxiolytic[
2158- Title
- The genus Nepeta: Traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacological properties
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 268 (2021) 113679
- Author
- Sharma A. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113679
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2121
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Under the name 'Gol-emoro', they are used as a carminative, disinfectant and stomachic[
2158- Title
- The genus Nepeta: Traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacological properties
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 268 (2021) 113679
- Author
- Sharma A. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113679
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2121
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The aerial parts of the plant are antiasthmatic, antidiabetic, antitussive and febrifuge. They are used to treat pulmonary Infections, colds and colic[
1776- Title
- Ethnobotanical investigation of traditional medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of Mashhad, Iran
- Publication
- March 2013 Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine 3(3):254-271
- Author
- Amiri M.S. & Joharchi M.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief information on the traditional medicinal uses of 267 species of plant in Iran
,
2162- Title
- Iranian Medicinal Plants: From Ethnomedicine to Actual Studies
- Publication
- Medicina 2020, 56, 97, 53 pages
- Author
- Buso P. et al
- Website
- http://10.3390/medicina56030097
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn, in situ if possible. Germination of spring sown seed can be erratic[
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.
]. The seed is best sown in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
