English Name : Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear
Family : Lamiaceae
Description
An ornamental herb or shrub, 1.2-1.8 m. Stem stout, puberulous; leaves large, 6.3-15 cm.x 3.8-10 cm., long-petioled, ovate crenate-serrate, membranous; flowers in verticillasters, orange-scarlet, bristly; nutlets oblong-obivoid, 4 mm. long, obliquely truncat. margins ribbed.
Habitat
Mainly forests; warmer areas of India.
Parts Used : Flower and plant
Herb Effects
Anticancer,depurative, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative, narcotic and alleviates spasms (plant); anti-malarial (seeds); rheumatic affections (leaves).
Active Ingredients
Leonotinin, nepataefolinol and nepetaefolin (plant); inositol, oleic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid (seed).
Medicinal Use
In skin diseases (such as ringworm), burns and scalds (flower).
Reference
Habitat
Mainly forests; warmer areas of India.
Parts Used : Flower and plant
Herb Effects
Anticancer,depurative, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative, narcotic and alleviates spasms (plant); anti-malarial (seeds); rheumatic affections (leaves).
Active Ingredients
Leonotinin, nepataefolinol and nepetaefolin (plant); inositol, oleic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid (seed).
Medicinal Use
In skin diseases (such as ringworm), burns and scalds (flower).
Reference
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