Leonotis artemisia

Leonotis artemisia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Leonotis
Species:	L. artemisia
Binomial name
Leonotis artemisia (L.) R.Br.

Leonotis artemisia, also known as motherwort, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis of the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Asia.

Chemical constituents

One of the chemical constituents of Leonotis artemisia is leonurine.

Leonurine, a psychoactive alkaloid found in L. artemisia