Leonurus
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Leonurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...

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Leonurus japonicus
Leonurus japonicus
Leonurus japonicus, commonly called Chinese motherwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Asia, including Korea and Japan, and China to Cambodia.-Description:...

is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...

. It is called yìmǔcǎo (益母草) in Chinese.

Species are sometimes confused with the related genus Leonotis
Leonotis
Leonotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It comprises 9 species. One of these, Leonotis nepetifolia, is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It is naturalized throughout most of the tropics. The other 8 species are endemic to southern Africa...

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Species

  • Leonurus aconitifolius
  • Leonurus africanus
  • Leonurus alpinus
  • Leonurus altaicus
  • Leonurus altissimus
  • Leonurus ambigium
  • Leonurus artemisia
  • Leonurus bungeanus
  • Leonurus campestris
  • Leonurus canescens
  • Leonurus capitatus
  • Leonurus cardiaca
  • Leonurus chaituroides
  • Leonurus comosus
  • Leonurus condensatus
  • Leonurus cordifolius
  • Leonurus crispus
  • Leonurus cuneifolius
  • Leonurus deminutus
  • Leonurus discolor
  • Leonurus dschungaricus
  • Leonurus eriophorus
  • Leonurus eriostachys
  • Leonurus farinosus
  • Leonurus galeobdolon
  • Leonurus germanica

  • Leonurus glabra
  • Leonurus glabriflorus
  • Leonurus glaucescens
  • Leonurus globosus
  • Leonurus grandiflorus
  • Leonurus illyricus
  • Leonurus incanus
  • Leonurus indicus
  • Leonurus intermedius
  • Leonurus japonicus
    Leonurus japonicus
    Leonurus japonicus, commonly called Chinese motherwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Asia, including Korea and Japan, and China to Cambodia.-Description:...

  • Leonurus javanicus
  • Leonurus kudrjaschevii
  • Leonurus kuprijanoviae
  • Leonurus lacerus
  • Leonurus lanatus
  • Leonurus macranthus
  • Leonurus malebaricus
  • Leonurus manshuricus
  • Leonurus marrubiastrum
  • Leonurus marrubifolius
  • Leonurus membranifolius
  • Leonurus mexicanus
  • Leonurus mollis
  • Leonurus mongolicus
  • Leonurus multifidus

  • Leonurus neglectus
  • Leonurus nepetaefolius
  • Leonurus nuristanicus
  • Leonurus oblongifolius
  • Leonurus occidentalis
  • Leonurus oreades
  • Leonurus panzerioides
  • Leonurus parviflorus
  • Leonurus persicus
  • Leonurus pseudo
  • Leonurus pseudopanzerioides
  • Leonurus pubescens
  • Leonurus quinquelobatus
  • Leonurus reticulatus
  • Leonurus royleanus
  • Leonurus ruderalis
  • Leonurus sibiricus
    Leonurus sibiricus
    Leonurus sibiricus, commonly called Honeyweed or Siberian motherwort, is an herbaceous plant species native to central and Southwest Asia, including China, Mongolia, and Russia...

  • Leonurus superbus
  • Leonurus supinus
  • Leonurus tataricus
  • Leonurus tibeticus
  • Leonurus trilobatus
  • Leonurus tuberiferus
  • Leonurus turkestanicus
  • Leonurus urticifolius
  • Leonurus villosissimus
  • Leonurus villosus
  • Leonurus wutaishanicus
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