Plant Details

Accepted name:: Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Leonotis nepetifolia var. africana (P.Beauv.) J.K.Morton

Leonotis nepetifolia var. nepetifolia

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aire sacha	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
baeri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baldhead	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bara guma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baraguma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
beri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bird-honey	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bola de rey	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cardo	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. En Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
christmas candlestick	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
christmas-candlestick	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chumudhumu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cordão de frade	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
cordão-de-frade	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cordão-de-são-francisco	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cordão-de-sãofranscisco	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
dacca	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
deepa shoole	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
deepamaal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devvadumbe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dipmal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
efue	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
etilovalodi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
flor de mundo	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. En Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
fyotyo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ganu thumbe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gathivan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
goa gadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goa gedde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
granthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
granthika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
granthiparna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
granthiparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
granthiparṇī (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
gros bouton	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gros tête	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
halanjanahary	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
hanumantabira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hanumantha-beera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hanumanthabeera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hatisul	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hazonjanahary	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
hejurchei	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
igicumucumu	Other	Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986)
johnny collins	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kaadu hunne gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadu thumbe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaaduthumbe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilanjananahary	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
kitaterante	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
klip dagga	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
knod grass	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kākapuccha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
lal guma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lalguma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lanjalanjananahary	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
lanjambola	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
lion's ear	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lion's-tail	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
magabura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maha yakuwanassa	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
maluva a njila	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
maluvo a nsongo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mara thumbe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
molinillo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mont o syel	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
monte au ciel	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
moothe koola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulagolimedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullu golimidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulugolimidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nyongongu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
o	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ousepamawiwiri	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
pan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
picão-plantado	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pompon soldat	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
pruthu beeja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rana chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranabhaeri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranabheri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranaperi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranathem	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rienda	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. En Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
robla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rubim	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
semonamone	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
sommarlejonöra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ukamada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild dagga	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
wildedagga	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Flowers, Leaves, Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
fruits, latex, leaves, flowers		Guía de Pl. Med. En Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
leaf, stem, flower		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
root	root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
whole plant	vegetal drug, fluid extract	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
leaf		Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986)
whole plant		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
flower, leaf, entire plant		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
flower, leaf, entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Leonurus globosus Moench Methodus: 400 (1794), nom. illeg.
Leonurus nepetifolius (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Phlomis nepetifolia L. Sp. Pl.: 586 (1753).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Leonotis nepetaefolia (L.) R.Br.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021)
Leonotis nepetaefolia (L.) R.Brown	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Leonotis nepetaefolia R. Br	Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986)
Leonotis nepetaefolia R.Br.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Medicinal Plants of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Leonotis nepetaefolia R.Brown	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Leonotis nepetifolia	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Guía de Pl. Med. En Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br. ex Aiton	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2022)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) W. T. Aiton	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) W.T.Aiton	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.)R.Br.	SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
Leonotis nepetiifolia	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Leonurus globosus Moench	SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020)
Leonurus nepetifolius (L.)Mill.	SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020)
Phlomis nepetifolia L.	SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020)

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