| Class and Class No. | 3E (7) |
| Name | Chan Tung Yin, Stephanie |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 荊芥 |
| Family Name (科名): | 唇形科 Lamiaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Schizonepeta tenuifolia |
| Common name (俗名): | 貓薄荷, 貓草, catmint, catnip |
| 習性: 多年生草本 | Growth habit: Perennial herbs |
| 葉：葉子對生，莖基部的葉子羽狀深五裂，中部的葉子三烈，裂片為披針形，上部為線性葉子 | Leaf: Leaves are threadlike. |
| 花：夏季開淡紅紫色唇形花，簇生葉腋或者頂生成穗狀花序 |
Flower: The inflorescence is a head with 5 square-tipped, petal-like ray flowers and sepal-like phyllaries. |
| 果：長圓狀三棱形小堅果，有小點。 | Fruit: seeds attached to parachute-like pappi |
| 性味功能: 辛，微溫。歸肺、肝經 | Properties: Spicy, warm. Stringent. Entering Liver, Lung |
| 主治: 發表散風，透疹消瘡，炒炭止血 | Treats: Dispels wind, clears heat, removes toxins, suppresses suppuration and stops bleeding |
| 知多一點點：用法用量是煎服，3～10g，不宜久煎。發表透疹消瘡宜生用；止血宜炒用 | More to learn: The way to use it is decoction, the quantity is about 3 to 10 gram but it is not suggested to be decocted to long. It is suggested to use raw catmint for acne and fried for healing bleeding. |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
| 1. 裂葉荊芥 Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq.. 中國植物物種名錄（CPNI）. 中國植物物種信息數據庫.
2. 侯敏; 馬秀敏,丁劍冰. 唇形科植物抗炎、抗過敏和抗氧化活性研究進展. 3. 李軍暉; 曾南 沈映君. 荊芥的藥理作用. 四川生理科學雜誌. |
Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| General information of catmint | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanomeria_tenuifolia |
| Chinese medicinal values of catmint | http://yibian.hopto.org/yao/?yno=49 |
| Information about Jing Jie Lian Qiao Tang | http://www.americandragon.com/Herb%20Formulas%20copy/JingJieLianQiaoTang.html |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Guidelines:
Answer can be directly harvested from the information given. e.g. Q1.What is the growth habit of catmint? Answer: …….. |
| (Elementary) | Guidelines:
Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links. e.g. Q2.How to use catmint and what are the usage under different cuisine ? Answer: …….. |
| (Advanced) | Guidelines:
Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions. Q3. …….. Answer: …….. |
