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Herba Leonuri
Definition
Herba Leonuri consists of the whole or cut, dried flowering aerial parts of
Leonurus cardiaca L. (Lamiaceae) (1). According to the USSR Pharmacopoeia,
Herba Leonuri consists of the whole or cut, dried aerial parts of
L. cardiaca L. (L. cardiaca L. subsp. villosus (Desf.) Jav.) and L. quinquelobatus
Gilib., collected at the beginning of flowering (2).
Synonyms
Cardiaca trilobata Lam., C. vulgaris Moench, Lamium cardiaca (L.) Baill.,
Leonurus campestris Andrz., L. canescens Dumort, L. glaucescens Ledeb.,
L. tataricus L., L. villosus Desf. ex Spreng., L. trilobatus (Lam.) Dulac (3–5).
Selected vernacular names
Agrimaume, agripalma, agripaume, agripoume cardiaque, äkta hjärtstilla,
arslan kuyruğu, arslonkuiruk, baqlat el amhât, bonässla, bärenschweif,
cardiaca, cardiaco, cardiaque, coda di leone, common motherwort, common
mother-wort, dom-e-shir, echtes Herzgespann, farâsîyûn el qalb,
farasyun kalbi, five-lobed bladderwort, herbe battudo, Herzgespann,
hjärtstilla, kalomiro, leonuro, lion’s ear, lion’s tail, lääne-südamerohi,
Löwenschwanz, melissa salvatica, motherwort, Mutterwurz, nukula,
pust’rnik serdechn’i, qafil, roman motherwort, serdetshn’i, shavbalaha,
sidrs mātere, talpa gâştii, throwwort, throw-wort, tsan-ts’ai, wolfstrapp,
yabani pirasa, yi-mu-ts,ao (4, 6–15).
Geographical distribution
Indigenous to central and eastern Europe and Scandinavia and Central
Asia; also found in Caucasia and western Siberia. It was introduced to
North America and has become established in the wild. It is also cultivated
(4, 6, 16–21).
Description
A perennial plant, 50–120(200) cm high, short woody rhizome. Stem
erect, quadrangular, grooved, hollow, pale green or purplish brown, often
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