Lion's Ear

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Africa, AU, BR, CO, IN, US, ZA

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Cold, Cough, Purgative

Science studied: MARRUBIIN, RESIN, LEONITIN, BETA-BOURBONENE

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 leonurus

Common names: Lion's Ear, Afrikanisches Löwenohr, Aslankulağı, Bulderdagga, Cape Hemp, Cola de león sudafricana, Common Lion's Ear, Common Lionspaw, Duiwelstabak, Gewone Wildedagga, Isiphukuphuku, Knoppiesdagga, Leonotis, Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Lvoušek oranžový, Narrow-Leaved Leonotis, Narrow-leaved Minaret Flower, Rabo-de-leão, Red Dacha

POWO: 449133-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Africa, AU, BR, CO, IN, US, ZA.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)
• Cold
• Cough
• Purgative
• Skin
• Tapeworm
• Emmenagogue
• Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Africa
• AU
• BR
• CO
• IN
• US
• ZA

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)
• Cold
• Cough
• Purgative
• Skin
• Tapeworm
• Emmenagogue
• Vermifuge

Cultural record detail

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

• Bite(Snake) · Africa · "
• Cold · Africa · "
• Cough · Africa · "
• Purgative · Africa · "
• Skin · Africa · "
• Tapeworm · Africa · "
• Emmenagogue · Africa · "
• Vermifuge · Africa · "

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

• Therapeutic potential of <i>Leonotis leonurus</i> and <i>Mentha longifolia</i> in depression: insights from network pharmacology and molecular dynamics stimulation-based study. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemical profiling, anticonvulsant and anxiolytic effects of the smoke constituents isolated from Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br. · 2024 source ↗
• Isolation and characterisation of nematicidal compound, leolorin C, from Leonotis leonurus acetone leaf extract. · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• MARRUBIIN
• RESIN
• LEONITIN
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• DELTA-CADINENE
• ALPHA-CADINOL
• CALAMENENE
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
• ALPHA-COPAENE
• ALPHA-CUBEBENE
• BETA-CUBEBENE
• P-CYMENE
• P-CYMEN-8-OL
• ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE
• EO

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

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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