Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta menthoides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta menthoides is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stout stems around 10 - 40cm tall[ 2161 Title Revision of the genus Nepeta L. (Lamiaceae) in Iraq Publication Turk J Bot (2023) 47: 169-189 Author Dirmenci T. et al Website http://10.55730/1300-008X.2754 Publisher Year 2023 ISBN Description ]. 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Iraq, Iran

HabitatFound on metamorphic and serpentine rocks; at elevations from 2,600 - 3,800 metres[ 2161 Title Revision of the genus Nepeta L. (Lamiaceae) in Iraq Publication Turk J Bot (2023) 47: 169-189 Author Dirmenci T. et al Website http://10.55730/1300-008X.2754 Publisher Year 2023 ISBN Description ].