Japanese motherwort: 1 definition
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Japanese motherwort means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Japanese motherwort in English is the name of a plant defined with Leonurus japonicus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stachys artemisia Lour. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Brit. Flow. Gard., (1827)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1976)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Hortus Britannicus (1826)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1998)
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Partial matches: Motherwort.
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