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Leonurus
Sign in to saveLeonurus (motherwort) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America.
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Leonurus is a genus of plants within the family Lamiaceae, classified under the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is described as consisting of erect, branched herbaceous plants. It contains approximately 20 species distributed across temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Common names for the taxon include motherwort, hjärtstillor, and Südamerohi. The fruit type is a nucule.
The taxon has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Records indicate the presence of the genus in Mexico, the United States, Russia, Ecuador, and China. Various databases hold occurrence records and media associated with this taxon.
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Species
hjärtstillor
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
益母草属（学名：Leonurus）是唇形科下的一个属，为直立、分枝草本植物。该属共有约20种，分布于欧洲、亚洲温带。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 282
- With media
- 185
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- FA-UAS, INECOL, MO, CAS, NY, ILLS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Russia, Ecuador, China, Brazil, India, Costa Rica
Research
512 papers- Leonurus japonicus (Chinese motherwort), an excellent traditional medicine for obstetrical and gynecological diseases: A comprehensive overview.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2019
- Leonurus cardiaca L. as a Source of Bioactive Compounds: An Update of the European Medicines Agency Assessment Report (2010).BioMed research international · 2019
- Leonurus japonicus Houtt.: ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of an important traditional Chinese medicine.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2014
- Anti-anxiety Properties of Selected Medicinal Plants.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2022
- Leonurus cardiaca L. (motherwort): a review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2013
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Encyclopedic overview
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Leonurus (motherwort) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America.
Leonurus japonicus is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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