Nepeta depauperata

Nepeta depauperata is a species of Catmint found in Iran.^[1] There are few records of its presence formally recorded, but its range is apparently quite restricted.^[2]

Nepeta depauperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Nepeta
Species:	N. depauperata
Binomial name
Nepeta depauperata (Benth, 1848)
Synonyms
Glechoma depauperata Benth, 1891 Lophanthus depauperatus Benth, 1941

Ethnobotany

Iranian traditional medicine has employed the use of Nepeta depauperata as an anti-inflammatory herb. Western research has corroborated this, citing its ability to minimize both acute and chronic nociception.^[3] While oil extracted from many species within this genus contain nepetalactones as the main component, N. depauperata oil is a majority spathulenol (31.8%) and caryophyllenes (23.2%).^[4]