Lallemantia royleana Benth.
Primary Characteristics
Primary Characteristics
Lallemantia royleana Benth. is aslo known as Dracocephalum inderiense Less., Dracocephalum royleanum Benth., Nepeta erodiifolia Boiss., belongs to Labiatae, family.
The Urdu Names for this herb are Gharei kashmalu, Tukham-e-Balanga.
Pharmacological Actions
No pharmacological Action information is available for Lallemantia royleana Benth..
Indications
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No Contra Indication information is available for Lallemantia royleana Benth..
Temperaments
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Available Brands
Compound Preparations
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Dosage
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Herb's Description
Lallemantia royleana Benth.. Herbs annual. Stems 15-20.5 cm, densely spreading or retrorse white pubescent. Petiole 5-10 mm; leaf blade ovate, 1.5-2.5 × 0.8-1 cm, sparsely pubescent, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex obtuse. Verticillasters in terminal spikes 2-18.5 cm; floral leaves short petiolate, ovate to oblong-cuneate, 0.8-1.7 cm × 5-7 mm, margin remotely crenate to 1- or 2-aristate-crenate; bracts obovate-cuneate, 4-7 × 2-5 mm, abaxially yellow glandular, margin 2-4-toothed, aristae 2-6 mm. Calyx tubular, 5 × 1-1.2 mm, spreading pubescent, puberulent, sometimes intermixed with yellow glands, veins conspicuous. Corolla purple-blue, slightly exserted, 5.5 mm, white pilose; upper lip 0.7 mm, slightly concave, 2-lobed, arcuate pleated along margin; middle lobe of lower lip reniform, 1.2 × 2.8 mm, emarginate, margin undulate; lateral lobes minute, circular. Nutlets dark brown, narrowly oblong, adaxially ribbed, 2.3 × 1 mm, glabrous.
Taste Odor & Occurrence
Occurence: It occurs in Caucasus region, East to W China, Middle Asia, Near and Middle East countries.. Cultivated in the Punjab as medicinal plant for the mucilaginous seeds, which are prepared to cooling beverages and poultices.
Substitutes
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Active Constituents
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Antidotes
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Warning & Precautions
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Toxicity
Currently no Toxicity information is available for Lallemantia royleana Benth.. (work in progress)