Lallemantia iberica
Herb latin name: Lallemantia iberica,Lallemantia iberica Extract
Latin name: Lallemantia iberica
Synonyms: Dracocephalum ibericum, Lallemantia sulphurea
Family: Labiatae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey. Other uses of Lallemantia iberica:Habitat of the herb: the herb: Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey.
Other uses of Lallemantia iberica: The seed contains up to 30% of a drying oil. It is used for lighting, as a varnish, in paints and as a lubricant. It is a linseed substitute. Linseed oil has a very wide range of applications including use as a wood preservative, an ingredient of oil-based paints, furniture polishes, printer's inks, soap making etc. It is also used in the manufacture of linoleum.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow April in situ. Very fast germination.
Cultivation of Lallemantia iberica: Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Lallemantia iberica: None known
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