Lallemantia royleana

Lallemantia royleana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lallemantia
Species:
L. royleana
Binomial name
Lallemantia royleana
Benth. in Wall.

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.