Schizonepeta seed

LATIN NAME: Schizonepeta tenuifolia

COMMON NAME: Schizonepeta

The schizonepeta raises its slender, branched spikes of the small, pale-purple flowers above the narrow, aromatic leaves, and the whole plant stands in the upright, leafy clumps. The upright, branching, aromatic, annual or short-lived perennial herb carries the narrow, lance-shaped, toothed, aromatic leaves and the slender, branched, upright spikes of the many small, two-lipped, pale-purple or white flowers through the late summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the herb garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, brown, nut-like seeds. The leaves and the flower spikes have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the herb garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The schizonepeta is a historic subject of the plant science, and the branched spikes keep showing up in the work on the aromatic herbs. The chemistry of the narrow, lance-shaped, toothed, aromatic leaves, which carry the fine, fragrant oils of the old practice, has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the aromatic herbs, the two-lipped flowers and the members of the mint family. The aromatic leaves and the upright habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the schizonepeta is a regular subject of the work on the branched spikes of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The schizonepeta is a fine, bright herb of the herb garden and the study collection. The slender, branched, upright spikes of the many small, two-lipped, pale-purple or white flowers open through the late summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the herb garden, drawing the bees, and the narrow, lance-shaped, toothed, aromatic leaves have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the dried spikes and the leaves coming to the old teas and the fine, aromatic preparations of the old shops, to be followed by the small, brown, nut-like seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the herb garden, the border and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the culinary papers for the aromatic leaves and the very long history. It is a fine, bright herb of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young plants the deep, well-drained bed, and the branched spikes will rise through the late summer.

To grow the schizonepeta from seed, sow the tiny, brown seeds just below the surface of the pot of rich, sandy soil, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the pale-purple spikes will rise through the late summer.

Schizonepeta tenuifolia extracts in high doses exhibit immunomodulation of the inflammatory response by regulating cytokine release, specifically the release of Th1 and Th2 cytokines from T cells as well as the unprimed CD4 T cells from differentiating into Th1 and Th2 cells.