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Leonotis leonurus - Lion's tail

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Leonotis leonurus

Leonotis leonurus is a plant species in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. The plant is a broad leaf evergreen large shrub. and it is native to South Africa and southern Africa.

Uses

eczema, Cuts, skin rashes, boils, haemorrhoids, cough, cold, influenza, chest infections, diabetes, hypertension.

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Lamiaceae is rich in flavonoids and have been reported to contain flavanones (Ulubelen & Brieskorn, 1977 Ulubelen A, Brieskorn CH (1977)[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English lion's tail


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Semi-deciduous Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple lanceolate The narrowly lanceolate 50-100 mm green leaves are rough on the upper leaf surface and velvety on the lower leaf surface and have toothed margins

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long bright orange 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple 7–10 mm clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of subtropical to tropical climates. Plants can tolerate some frost[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Amongst rocks in grassland, forest margins, tall grassland, rocky hillsides and river banks.

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