Lamiaceae FAMILY

Leonurus macranthus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leonurus macranthus is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a woody rhizome; it produces stems that can grow 60 - 120cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Korea

HabitatGrassy places and thickets in hills all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Grows in shady places in Kiangnan, China[ 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ]. Grassy slopes and thickets to 400 metres in Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].