Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

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

Plant Category : Shrubs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -

Synonym : Leonurus globosus Moench, nom. illeg.; Leonurus nepetifolius (L.) Mill.; Phlomis nepetifolia L.;

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

Plant Family : Lamiaceae / Labiatae

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.

Plant Location in Melghat : Koktu

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 : COMPOUNDS: Coumarin; geniposidic acid; mussaenoside; ixoside;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0):

Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395 - https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230174 - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lion's%20Ear.html - http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Leonotis+nepetifolia - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027274/ - https://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/900_pdf.pdf

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 :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Asteridae
Order : Lamiales
Family : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family
Genus : Leonotis (Pers.) W.T. Aiton - lion's ear
Species : Leonotis nepetiifolia (L.) R.Br. - Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetiifolia (L.) R.Br. - Christmas candlestick
Leonotis nepetiifolia (L.) R.Br. - Christmas candlestick
Leonotis nepetiifolia (L.) R.Br. - Christmas candlestick