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Leonurus - genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls

asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

Leonurus cardiaca, motherwort - bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers

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For instance, the Leonotis leonurus (lions head or wild dagga) attracts nectivorous birds (mainly sunbirds), as well as various insects, such as butterflies.

The Nairobi sunbirds

Leonurine, an alkaloid from Leonurus artemesia, induces contraction in mouse uterine smooth muscle but relaxation in vascular smooth muscle of rat portal vein.

Traditional knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of the islands of the Sao Francisco river, Brazil and preliminary analysis of Rhaphiodon echinus (Lamiaceae)/Conhecimento tradicional e usos de plantas medicinais por habitantes das ilhas do rio Sao Francisco, Brasil e analise preliminar de Rhaphiodon echinus (Lamiaceae)

Antidiabetic activities of aqueous leaves extract of Leonotis leonurus in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.

SHORT TERM EFFECT OF DOSE DEPENDENT CAMEL MILK IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETES IN FEMALE ALBINO RATS

Afolayan, "In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity of aqueous leaves extract of Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.

Pharmacological Evaluation of Selected Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Oral and Skin Infections in Ebem-Ohafia District, Abia State, Nigeria

These packages contain various dried herbs with an appearance similar to that of marijuana (Pedicularis densiflora, Leonotis leonurus, Nynphea or Althaea, to mention a few) ready to be smoked, although these can be found prepared for oral or injected consumption.

An approach to the new psychoactive drugs phenomenon

Convolvulaceae India Juglans regia L Juglandaceae India Leonurus cardiac L.

Traditional herbs: a remedy for cardiovascular disorders

Greg Whitten and Dr Jason Hawrelak gave an engaging talk on rediscovering motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) which was held in high regard in our history for its nervine and thymoleptic properties and has since been all but forgotten.

Conference report: the 9th International Conference of Herbal Medicine: Sydney, Australia, 20-22 March 2015