Agastache rugosa, also known as wrinkled giant hyssop,Leon Carleton Snyder. Flowers for Northern Gardens. University of Minnesota Press, 1983. p. 71. Korean mint, purple giant hyssop,Diana Stoll. "Agastache: An Herb for the Perennial Border." Llewellyn's 2019 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2018. pna. Indian mint, Chinese patchouli, or Huoxiang (), is an aromatic herb in the mint family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Russian Primorye, Taiwan, India, and Vietnam).
Description
A. rugosa is a perennial plant growing up to tall, with square stalks that branch at the upper part. The oval-cordate leaves are oppositely arranged, long and broad, with coarsely serrated margins. Some leaves have hair and/or touches of white on the underside. The leaves are slightly larger than those of anise hyssop.
From July to September in the Northern Hemisphere, purple bilabiate flowers bloom in verticillasters that are long and broad. The calyx is long, with five narrow triangular lobes. The petals are long, lower ones longer and the ones inside serrated. They range in color from rose to violet. The stamens are didynamous, long, and exposed. The fruit is schizocarp, with obovate elliptical mericaps of .
Chemical constituents Chemical compounds found in the plant include:
Estragole, plant p-Anisaldehyde, plant 4-methoxycinnamaldehyde,4-Methoxycinnamaldehyde inhibited human respiratory syncytial virus in a human larynx carcinoma cell line Wang K.C., Chang J.S., Chiang L.C., Lin C.C. Phytomedicine 2009 16:9 (882-886) shoot Pachypodol, leaf Methylchavicol (60.01–88.43%), d-Limonene Caryophyllene Hexadecanoic acid Linoleic acid Octahydro-7-methyl-methylene-4-(1-methylethyl)-1H-cyclopenta[1,3]cyclopropa[1,2]benzeneChemical composition of essential oil in stems, leaves and flowers of Agastache rugosa Yang D., Wang F., Su J., Zeng L. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials 2000 23:3 (149-151)
Cultivation A. rugosa grows well in fertile, moisture-retentive soils and good sunlight. The aroma becomes weaker in shady conditions.
The plant can be propagated by both sexual and asexual means. The seeds gathered in autumn can be sown in the spring. One can also dig out the plant in autumn or early spring, divide the roots, and plant them at intervals of .
Cultivars There several cultivars, including 'Golden Jubilee', which has yellow-green foliage, 'Alabaster'Hanneke Van Dijk. Encyclopedia of Border Plants. Taylor & Francis, 1999. p. 30. List of names of woody plants and perennials. Retrieved 1 March 2023. and 'Fragrant Delight'. There are also a number of giant hyssop hybrids with A. rugosa as a parent, such as Agastache × 'Black Adder'"Agastache 'Black Adder'" at Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder. Retrieved 1 March 2023. and 'Blue Fortune', a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner."Agastache 'Blue Fortune'" at Royal Horticultural Society website. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Uses Culinary Korea The plant's Korean name is (), but it is more commonly known as () in southern parts of Korea, where the herb is extensively cultivated and consumed. In southern Korean cuisine, the herb is a popular last minute addition to various dishes, such as (pond loach stew), and (spicy fish stew). It is also sometimes used as the main ingredient in (Korean pancakes).
Medicinal China It is called () in Chinese and it is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is used interchangeably with . It was traditionally used to relieve nausea, vomiting and poor appetite. It contains methyl chavicol, anethole, anisaldehyde, limonene, pinene and linalool.
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External links Photo
Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University)