MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH220 : Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 415 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Lamiaceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Feather-leaved Lavender, Ghodegui, Asmanigalgoto, Sarpnocharo | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Bystropogon bipinnatus Roth. Chaetostachys multifida Benth. Lavandula bipinnata var. burmanniana Kuntze Lavandula bipinnata var. intermedia Kuntze Lavandula bipinnata var. rothiana Kuntze Lavandula burmanni Benth., nom. superfl. Lavandula multifida Burm.f., nom. illeg. |
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| Description : | an erect, strongly fragrant herb, 10-60 cm tall. Quadrangular stems are covered with velvety hairs. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves, 3-10 cm long, are deeply divided into linear narrow lobes, giving them a feathery look. Stalkless flowers occur in spikes 2-5 cm long, at the end of branches. Flowers are blue, 1 cm across, and 2-lipped. The upper lip is small, 3 mm, while the lower lips is larger and divided into 5 lobes. The mid lobe is longer, oblong, rounded. Flowering: August. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | The essential oil yield from it is highly effective and can be used in balms, perfumes, cosmetics and topical application. It is believed to be of benefit for a problem includes anxiety, headaches, depression, cold and as a breath freshener and mouthwash. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | transcarveol pulegone camphor menthol pipertone caryophyllene oxide linalyl acetate bicyclogermacrene |
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| Reference : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Shubhangi Pawar and D A Patil; "Observations on folkloric medicinal plants of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra"; Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (2004); 3(4): 437-442 PMID : |
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