Lallemantia royleana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. In Iran it is known as balangu shirazi and it is used as a folk medicine treatment for fever and coughs.[1] Its seeds are a good source of polysaccharides, fiber, oil, and protein.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lallemantia |
| Species: | L. royleana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lallemantia royleana Benth. in Wall.
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Description
editLallemantia royleana is an annual herb, un-branched or branched from the base.[3] Its stem is erect and long, while leaves are simple.[3] Inflorescence grows near the base of stem.[3] The calyx is tubular and prominently veined or ribbed.[3] The corolla is pale lilac and blue-whitish pink. Nutlets are dark brown with a small attachment scar.[3]
Distribution
editLallemantia royleana is distributed in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, South West Asia, and Europe.
Constituents
editComposition of the essential oil of L. royleana aerial parts include sabinene, β-pinene, 3-octanone, myrcene, p-cymene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, (Z)-β-ocimene, (E)-β-ocimene, γ-terpinene, isobutanol, terpinolene, linalool, butanol, dehydro-sabina ketone, iso-3-thujanol, trans-pinocarveol, sabina ketone, pinocarvone, 3-thujen-2-one, myrtenal, myrtenol, verbenone, trans-carveol, cis-sabinene-hydrate acetate, cis-carveol, pulegone, trans-sabinene-hydrate acetate, bornyl acetate, trans-sabinyl acetate, carvacrol, trans-pinocarvyl acetate, dihydrocarvyl acetate, α-longipinene, β-cubebene, α-trans-bergamotene, and spathulenol.[4]
References
edit- ^ Naghibi, F.; Mosaddegh, M.; Mohammadi Motamed, M.; Ghorbani, A. (2005). "Labiatae Family in folk Medicine in Iran: from Ethnobotany to Pharmacology". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 4 (2): 63–79. ISSN 1735-0328. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ Bahramparvar, Maryam; Haddad Khodaparast, Mohammad H; Razavi, Seyed M A (2009). "The effect of Lallemantia royleana (Balangu) seed, palmate-tuber salep and carboxymethylcellulose gums on the physicochemical and sensory properties of typical soft ice cream". International Journal of Dairy Technology. 62 (4): 571–576. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0307.2009.00526.x. ISSN 1471-0307.
- ^ a b c d e "Flora of Pakistan: Lallemantia royleana". efloras.org.
- ^ Sharifi-Rad, Javad; Hoseini-Alfatemi, Seyedeh Mahsan; Sharifi-Rad, Majid; Setzer, William N. (2015). "Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oil from Lallemantia Royleana(Benth. In Wall.) Benth". Journal of Food Safety. 35: 19–25. doi:10.1111/jfs.12139.