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Leonurus heterophyllus
Leonurus heterophyllus
no alternate common names documented
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Conjunctivitis, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Fever
Science studied: PREHISPANOLONE
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: Leonurus heterophyllus
Common names: not documented
History
The source record documents this plant in China.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Conjunctivitis
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Hypertension
- Menorrhagia
- Menoxenia
- Metroxenia
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- Ophthalmia
- Uteritis
- Post-Partum
- Vasodilator
- Atherosclerosis
- Circulation
- Hepatitis
- Puerperium
- Vision
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
Documented cultural uses
- Conjunctivitis
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Hypertension
- Menorrhagia
- Menoxenia
- Metroxenia
- Ophthalmia
- Uteritis
- Post-Partum
- Vasodilator
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- Atherosclerosis
- Circulation
- Hepatitis
- Puerperium
- Vision
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Conjunctivitis · China · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Emmenagogue · China · "
- Fever · China · "
- Hypertension · China · "
- Menorrhagia · China · "
- Menoxenia · China · "
- Metroxenia · China · "
- Ophthalmia · China · "
- Uteritis · China · "
- Post-Partum · China · "
- Vasodilator · China · "
- Atherosclerosis · China · "
- Circulation · China · "
- Hepatitis · China · "
- Puerperium · China · "
- Vision · China · "
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
- Spirocyclic nortriterpenoids with NGF-potentiating activity from the fruits of Leonurus heterophyllus. · 2012 source ↗
- [Advances in studies of renal adverse reactions of Leonurus heterophyllus]. · 2010 source ↗
- Labdane-type diterpenoids from Leonurus heterophyllus and their cholinesterase inhibitory activity. · 2010 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- PREHISPANOLONE
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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