Becium angustifolium (Benth.) N.E. Br. Kenya (Mbeere division, Embu district): used as a vegetable relish. Vernacular name - Kikuyu: mu -Ruria -Tatha. Ref. BROKENSHA & RILEY, RILEY & BROKENSHA.
Brunella vulgaris, L. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular names: Carpenter Weed, Heal All. Ref. READ.
Calamintha chinensis, Benth. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular names: Wild Basil, Chinese Savory. Ref. READ.
Lamium album, L. Manchuria (eastern forests): young plants eaten. Ref. BARANOV.
Lamium barbatum, Sieb. & Zucc. Manchuria (eastern forests): young plants eaten. Ref. BARANOV.
Leonurus sibiricus, L. China: shooots and leaves eaten. Chemical composition (leaves): Leonurin = 0.5%. Fatty oil. Ash = 5.0%. Vernacular name: Motherwort. Ref. READ.
Leucas aspera, Link.; Spreng. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves (Deccan): herb [sic] eaten. eaten. (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots eaten as greens. (Rajasthan, western): leaves boiled and used as vegetable. Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency: Tamba. Tamil: Thombay keeray. Telugu: Tummi kura. Rajasthan (western): Goma. Ref. GAMMIE, SAXENA, SHORTT, WATT.
Leucas Cephalotes, Spreng. India (Deccan): herb eaten. (Rajasthan, western): leaves eaten as vegetable. Vernacular names - Rajasthan (western): Halkhura/Halkura. Ref. SAXENA; SHANKARNARYAN & SAXENA, WATT.
Leucas glabrata, R. Br. Zululand (Ubombo district): leaves eaten cooked. Vernacular name - Zulu: Umhlonyana. Ref. HELY- HUTCHINSON.
Lycopus europeus, L. (syn. Lycopus asper, Greene; Lycopus lucidus, Turcz. var. Americanus, Gray.) China: root eaten. Manchuria: starchy tubers eaten. Vernacular names - Gypsywort, Water Horehound. Ref. READ, BARANOV.
Nepeta Glechoma, Benth. China: stems and leaves eaten. Chemical composition: volatile oil = 1.8%. Rich in menthone and limonene. Ref. READ.
Nepeta japonica, Maxim. China: stems and leaves eaten. Ref. READ.
Nepeta tennifolia, Benth. China: stems and leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Ground Ivy. Ref. READ.
Ocimum americanum, Auct. ex Benth.; Jacq.; L. India (Rajasthan, western): leaves made into a paste with condiments and eaten raw. Seeds mixed with [other] grains (e.g. Echinochloa colonum [q.v.]) for bread making. Seeds also soaked overnight for a base for a cooling beverage. Soil types favored by plant: rivulets on piedmont slopes; gravelly. Vernacular names - Rajasthan (western): Bapchi, Marua, Bavachi, Vala -tulsi. Ref. GUPTA & KANODIA, SAXENA; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA.
Ocimum basilicum, L. India (Rajasthan, western): leaves and seeds eaten. Leaves made into a paste with condiments and eaten raw. Soil type favored by plant: younger alluvial plains. Vernacular names - Rajasthan (western): Bapchi, Marua. Ref. SAXENA; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA.
Ocimum canum, Sims. India (Bombay Presidency): seeds usually mixed with those of Panicum colonum, L. [POACEAE], not eaten separately; (Rajasthan, western ): seeds cooked separately or mixed with Bajra (millet). Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency: Kaira district, Matar: Manki, Bateria. Kaira and Panch Mahals districts: Bavchi. Rajasthan (western): Bapchi. Ref. GAMMIE; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA.
Perilla nankinensis, Decne. China: leaves and seeds eaten. The leaves are boiled or eaten fresh or in fish chowders. The leaf is also used as a seasoning similar to mint throughout East Asia. The seeds are boiled to make a porridge. Chemical composition (leaves): Protein = 3.13%. Fat = 0.84%. Carbohydrate = 4.12%. Ash = 1.12%.; (seeds): Protein = 21.5%. Fat = 43.4%. Carbohydrate = 11.3%. Ash = 4.4%. Vernacular names - Perilla, Purple Perilla. Ref. READ.
Perilla ocimoides, L. China: leaves and seeds eaten. Seeds are roasted and mixed with rice congee. Oil is expressed from seeds. Chemical composition similar to Perilla nankinensis. Vernacular name - White Perilla. Ref. READ.
Plectranthus longitubus, Miq. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Ref. READ.
Pogostemon parviflorus, Benth. India (Deccan): leaves eaten. Ref. WATT.
Salvia japonica, Thunb. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Japanese Sage. Ref. READ.
Scutellaria baicalensis, Georgi. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves used as a tea substitute. Ref. BARANOV.
Solenostemon rotundifolia (Poir.) J.K. Morton. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): tuber eaten. Vernacular names - Hausa: Tumuku, Tamaka. Ref. MORTIMORE.
Stachys chinensis, Bge. Manchuria: rhizome eaten. Ref. BARANOV.
Stachys palustris, L. Norway: tuber ground into flour. Vernacular names: Marsh Woundwort, Marsh Woodwort. Ref. SAYCE.
Stachys Sieboldi, Miq. (syn. Stachys affinus, Bunge; Stachys Tuberiflora, Nandin. ex Rev.). China: leaves eaten raw or cooked, boiled or salted Japan: tubers salted or preserved in plum vinegar. Chemical composition: leaves and tubers contain stachydrin; tubers contan stachyose and manneotetrose. Vernacular names: Crosnes, Chinese Artichoke. Ref. READ.