Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Trinidad, Malagasy, India(Santal), India(Gujarat), Puerto Rico, Dominica, Brazil

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Amenorrhea, Burn, Convulsion

Science studied: CARBOHYDRATES, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, LEONOTIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Leonotis nepetaefolia

Common names: Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear

History

The source record documents this plant in Trinidad, Malagasy, Elsewhere, India(Santal), India(Gujarat), Puerto Rico, Dominica, Brazil.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortifacient
• Amenorrhea
• Burn
• Convulsion
• Depurative
• Emmenagogue
• Eyelid
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Trinidad
• Malagasy
• Elsewhere
• India(Santal)
• India(Gujarat)
• Puerto Rico
• Dominica
• Brazil

Documented cultural uses

• Abortifacient
• Amenorrhea
• Burn
• Convulsion
• Depurative
• Emmenagogue
• Eyelid
• Fever
• Laxative
• Malaria
• Narcotic
• Ophthalmia

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abortifacient · Trinidad · "
• Amenorrhea · Malagasy · "
• Burn · Elsewhere · "
• Burn · India(Santal) · "
• Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
• Depurative · Malagasy · "
• Emmenagogue · Malagasy · "
• Eyelid · India(Gujarat) · "
• Fever · Malagasy · "
• Fever · Puerto Rico · "
• Laxative · Malagasy · "
• Malaria · Trinidad · "
• Malaria · Elsewhere · "
• Narcotic · Malagasy · "
• Ophthalmia · India(Gujarat) · "
• Prolapse · Trinidad · "
• Scald · Elsewhere · "
• Spasm · India(Santal) · "
• Tonic · Puerto Rico · "
• Womb · Trinidad · "
• Cold · Dominica · "
• Fever · Dominica · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Rheumatism · Brazil · "

2 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Bis-spirolabdane diterpenoids from Leonotis nepetaefolia. · 2012 source ↗
• Activity against microorganisms affecting cellulosic objects of the volatile constituents of Leonotis nepetaefolia from Nicaragua. · 2014 source ↗
• Nepetaefuran and leonotinin isolated from Leonotis nepetaefolia R. Br. potently inhibit the LPS signaling pathway by suppressing the transactivation of NF-κB. · 2015 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CARBOHYDRATES
• FRUCTOSE
• GLUCOSE
• LEONOTIN
• LEONOTININ
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• MYRISTIC-ACID
• NEPETAEFOLIN
• NEPETAEFOLININ
• NEPETAEFOLINOL
• NEPETAEFURANOL
• 4,6,7-TRIMETHOXY-5-METHYL-CHROMEN-2-ONE
• 4,6,7-TRIMETHOXY-5-METHYLCOUMARIN
• FIBER
• OLEIC-ACID
• ASH

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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