Nepeta laevigata
(D.Don) Hand.-Mazz.
Lamiaceae
Betonica laevigata D.Don
Glechoma laevigata (D.Don) Kuntze
Nepeta elata Royle ex Benth.
Nepeta nuristanica Murata
Nepeta spicata Benth.
Common Name:
General Information
Nepeta laevigata is a herbaceous perennial with erect, usually branched stems; it grows around 20 - 80cm tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
,
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
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- Year
-
- ISBN
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- Description
- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- 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.
,
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.
Range
Asia - Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India, Nepal and China
Habitat
Open slopes, gravelly slopes, grasslands, grassy slopes, coniferous forests in drier areas; at elevations from 2,200 - 4,500 metres[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 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
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- 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
An infusion of seeds and dried plants is used in the reatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, fevers, colds and headaches[
2025- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
- Publication
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- Author
- Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-57407-9
- Description
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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
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- Year
- 2121
- ISBN
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- Description
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The plant (part not specified) is used as a diaphoretic[
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.
].
In the hilly areas of Uttarakhand, the plant is traditionally used to treat sore throat[
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
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- Year
- 2121
- ISBN
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- Description
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]
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.
Division of clumps in the autumn or spring, when the plant is dormant or just coming into growth[
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.
].
Stem tip or softwood cuttings can be taken in the spring or early summer[
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.
].
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
