Leonurus
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Leonurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae
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Leonurus japonicus
is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine
. It is called yìmǔcǎo (益母草) in Chinese.
Species are sometimes confused with the related genus Leonotis
.
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
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Leonurus japonicus
Leonurus japonicus
Leonurus japonicus, commonly called Chinese motherwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Asia, including Korea and Japan, and China to Cambodia.-Description:...
is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
. It is called yìmǔcǎo (益母草) in Chinese.
Species are sometimes confused with the related genus Leonotis
Leonotis
Leonotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It comprises 9 species. One of these, Leonotis nepetifolia, is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It is naturalized throughout most of the tropics. The other 8 species are endemic to southern Africa...
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Species
- Leonurus aconitifolius
- Leonurus africanus
- Leonurus alpinus
- Leonurus altaicus
- Leonurus altissimus
- Leonurus ambigium
- Leonurus artemisia
- Leonurus bungeanus
- Leonurus campestris
- Leonurus canescens
- Leonurus capitatus
- Leonurus cardiaca
- Leonurus chaituroides
- Leonurus comosus
- Leonurus condensatus
- Leonurus cordifolius
- Leonurus crispus
- Leonurus cuneifolius
- Leonurus deminutus
- Leonurus discolor
- Leonurus dschungaricus
- Leonurus eriophorus
- Leonurus eriostachys
- Leonurus farinosus
- Leonurus galeobdolon
- Leonurus germanica
- Leonurus glabra
- Leonurus glabriflorus
- Leonurus glaucescens
- Leonurus globosus
- Leonurus grandiflorus
- Leonurus illyricus
- Leonurus incanus
- Leonurus indicus
- Leonurus intermedius
- Leonurus japonicusLeonurus japonicusLeonurus japonicus, commonly called Chinese motherwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Asia, including Korea and Japan, and China to Cambodia.-Description:...
- Leonurus javanicus
- Leonurus kudrjaschevii
- Leonurus kuprijanoviae
- Leonurus lacerus
- Leonurus lanatus
- Leonurus macranthus
- Leonurus malebaricus
- Leonurus manshuricus
- Leonurus marrubiastrum
- Leonurus marrubifolius
- Leonurus membranifolius
- Leonurus mexicanus
- Leonurus mollis
- Leonurus mongolicus
- Leonurus multifidus
- Leonurus neglectus
- Leonurus nepetaefolius
- Leonurus nuristanicus
- Leonurus oblongifolius
- Leonurus occidentalis
- Leonurus oreades
- Leonurus panzerioides
- Leonurus parviflorus
- Leonurus persicus
- Leonurus pseudo
- Leonurus pseudopanzerioides
- Leonurus pubescens
- Leonurus quinquelobatus
- Leonurus reticulatus
- Leonurus royleanus
- Leonurus ruderalis
- Leonurus sibiricusLeonurus sibiricusLeonurus sibiricus, commonly called Honeyweed or Siberian motherwort, is an herbaceous plant species native to central and Southwest Asia, including China, Mongolia, and Russia...
- Leonurus superbus
- Leonurus supinus
- Leonurus tataricus
- Leonurus tibeticus
- Leonurus trilobatus
- Leonurus tuberiferus
- Leonurus turkestanicus
- Leonurus urticifolius
- Leonurus villosissimus
- Leonurus villosus
- Leonurus wutaishanicus