黄花香薷 Elsholtzia enistacha Benth(?)系唇形科一年生草本植物,分布于海拔3400—4600米的阴湿山坡,产于西藏及甘肃南部地区。黄花香薷是常用藏药之一,有防伤口腐烂,治疳瘡’胃病、解暑等功效,其化学成分未见研究报导。本属中的许多种已做药用。中医常用的海州香薷 E.spledens Nakai ex F.Maekawa 及华荠苧 Mo- The yellow-scented pod Elsholtzia enistacha Benth (?) is an annual herb of the Labiatae family and is distributed on wet and dry slopes at an altitude of 3400-4600 meters in Tibet and southern Gansu. Huanghua camphora is one of the commonly used Tibetan medicines. It has anti-wound rot, cures acne stomach problems, relieves heat and other effects. Its chemical composition has not been reported. Many of the genus have been used medicinally. Traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in Haizhou Xiangyu E.spledens Nakai ex F.Maekawa and Hua Wei Mo-