Leonotis nepetaefolia R.Br. |
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Botanical Name |
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Leonotis nepetaefolia R.Br. |
English
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Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear |
Synonym(s) |
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Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
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An ornamental herb or shrub, 1.2-1.8 m. Stem stout, puberulous; leaves large, 6.3-15 cm.x 3.8-10 cm., long-petioled, ovate crenate-serrate, membranous; flowers in verticillasters, orange-scarlet, bristly; nutlets oblong-obivoid, 4 mm. long, obliquely truncat. margins ribbed. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anticancer,depurative, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative, narcotic and alleviates spasms (plant); anti-malarial (seeds); rheumatic affections (leaves) |
Chemistry
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Leonotinin, nepataefolinol and nepetaefolin (plant); inositol, oleic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid (seed) |
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Pharmacology
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In skin diseases (such as ringworm), burns and scalds (flower). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage). |
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