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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MS111 : Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Lamiales
Family : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family
Genus : Leonotis (Pers.) W.T. Aiton - lion's ear
Species : Leonotis nepetiifolia (L.) R.Br. - Christmas candlestick
Plant Location in Melghat : Koktu  
Plant Category : Shrubs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Labiatae  
 
Plant Common Name : Lion's Ear, Annual lion's ear, Christmas candlestick • Hindi: Bara guma, Lal guma • Marathi: Deepmal • Telugu: Hanumantabira, Mulagolimedi • Kannada: goa gadde, kaaduthumbe, ranabheri, deepa shoole • Oriya: Barcha • Sanskrit: Granthi, granthika, Granthiparna, Granthiparni
 
Synonym : Leonurus globosus Moench, nom. illeg.
Leonurus nepetifolius (L.) Mill.
Phlomis nepetifolia L.
Description : Shrubs, pilose. Leaves to 11 x 8 cm, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, deeply crenate, minutely punctuate, pubescent, basally tri-nerved; petiole to 9 cm. Thyrsus axillary and terminal, 5 cm across; flowers red; bracts 1.5 cm, linear, spinescent, pubescent; calyx oblique, tube 1.3 cm long, 7-toothed, spinescent; corolla tube 1 cm long, lower lip 1.5 cm, concave, densely villous; filaments 3 and 4 mm, flattened; ovary 1 mm, style 2 cm.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : The plant is used against swellings, fever, gastro-intestinal troubles and as an abortifacient. A decoction of the whole plant is employed to clean out the uterus; treat Diarrhea and heavy cramps; as a diuretic; and as a tonic to strengthen the back. The leaves and flowers are cholagogue. An infusion is used as an antidysenteric; decocted with salt or sugar in a preparation to dissolve renal calculi. The leaf juice is used in the treatment of thrush. In a plaster for wounds. Cooked in an infusion which is drunk to treat itches and skin diseases. The infusion of leaves is traditionally being used to cure the stomach pain of the children and also to cure cough and cold.
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : Coumarin
geniposidic acid
mussaenoside
ixoside
Reference : ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :