Lamiaceae FAMILY

Mosla chinensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mosla chinensis is an erect, annual plant that can be either unbranched or much branched from the base; it can grow around 9 - 40cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

HabitatVirgin wilds and roadsides[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Grassy slopes and forests; at elevations from sea level to 1,400 metres[ 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. ].