Leonotis nepetifolia Foliage

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Leonotis nepetifolia seeds

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Leonotis nepetifolia botanical info and general description.

Botanical Name: Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae)

Common Names: Klip Dagga, Lion's Ear

Active Constituents: Premarrubin; Marrubin

Botanical description: Leonotis nepetifolia

Lion's ear is an erect annual, loosely branched and can grow up to 2.4 m tall in a single season.

The stems are strongly angled (square in cross section) and the leaves are in pairs opposite each other. The leaves are smooth with coarsely toothed margins, triangular in shape and 2-5 in (5.1-12.7 cm) long. The flowers are borne in rounded, spiny clusters, 2-4 in (5.1-10.2 cm) across, that encircle the stems so that it looks like the stems are growing right through the middle of the clusters. As the stems elongate, new flower clusters continue to develop above the older ones. The tubular flowers that peek out of the spiny heads are orange and furry, like a lion's ear, so they say. The flowers are about 1 in (2.5 cm) long and curve downward.

Leonotis nepetifolia Historical and Shamanic Use:

Entheogenicly it is reported that Leonotis nepetifolia is stronger in active constituents than its cousin Leonotis leonurus. Especially when smoked.

Medicinally the leaves are used by women in Namibia for menstrual problems, as they are antispasmodic and stop bleeding. They are also purgative, and have been used to induce abortion. Decoctions of L. nepetifolia have been used to promote menstruation in amenorrhea (Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk 1962). Entheogenicly it is reportedly stronger in active constituents than its cousin Leonotis leonurus.

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