Shady Calamint is a softly hairy perennial herb, found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SE Asia, at altitudes of 1000-3400 m. The plant grows 1-3 ft tall, with short stalked ovate leaves which have sharply toothed margin. Flowers are small, pink or purple, borne in lax few-flowered whorls, with few short slender bracts. Flowers are about 8 mm long, with a sepal tube 6 mm long, with unequal sepals. Sepals have bristly hairs on them. Flowering: April-October.
Medicinal uses: In Nepal, juice of the leaves is applied to cuts and wounds.