Nepeta binaloudensis

Botanical Description

Nepeta binaloudensis is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect, branched stems; it can grow around 70cm tall[ 2164 Title Nepeta Menthoides Boiss. & Buhse and Species Allied to it in Iran Publication Iran. Joum. Bot. 5(1): 17-27 1991 Author Jamzad Z. Publisher Year 1991 ISBN Description ] The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and 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 ].. The over-exploitation and unsustainable collection of Nepeta binaloudensis by local gatherers together with its limited distribution have led this species to become endangered[ 2163 Title Ethnopharmacology of Nepeta binaludensis Jamzad a Highly Threatened Medicinal Plant of Iran Publication J. Med. Plants 2009, 8(30): 29-35 | B Author Nadjafi F. et al Website http://jmp.ir/article-1-362-en.html Publisher Year 2009 ISBN 2717-204X Description An open source document, but the text is in Persian. ].