Ajuga bracteosa
Vivace à feuilles persistantes (0.2m de haut).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil ou mi-ombre
- Humidité
- Humidité moyenne.
- Sol
- Tous sols. Nécessite un sol drainant.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Habitat originel
- Grassy slopes in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces[266]. Moist ground and grassy slopes, often along the sides of tracks, at elevations of 700 - 4000 metres in Nepal[272].
- Origine géographique
- E. Asia - Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal and China.
Usages médicinaux
- The plant is aromatic, astringent and tonic [240].
- It is useful in the treatment of agues [240].
- The juice of the root is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery [272].
- The leaves are used in the treatment of fevers as a substitute for quinine [240].
Culture
- We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of this country .
- Les notes suivantes sont basées sur les besoins généraux du genre .
- Prefers a humus-rich, moisture retentive soil and a sunny position [200].
Propagation
- Seed - sow spring or autumn in the open border [1].
- Division au printemps .
Calendrier
- En feuille
- 1 - 12
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Oui
- Pollinisateurs
- Insectes
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [266]
Réferences
[1] RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 1951.
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[200] The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[240] Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). 1986.
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
[266] Flora of China 1994.
On-line version of the Flora - an excellent resource giving basic info on habitat and some uses.
On-line version of the Flora - an excellent resource giving basic info on habitat and some uses.
[272] Plants and People of Nepal 2002.
Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
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