Motherwort
Dried motherwort herb (Leonurus cardiaca)
Dried motherwort herb (Leonurus cardiaca)
Please seek professional advice before taking during pregnancy.
Dried motherwort herb (Leonurus cardiaca)
Dried motherwort herb (Leonurus cardiaca)
Please seek professional advice before taking during pregnancy.
Family: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Aerial parts
Habitat: Native to Europe Asia and North America in waste places and hedgerows.
Constituents: Alkaloids, Bitter Glycosides, Iridoid Glycosides, Flavonoids, Terpenes, Tannins, Volatile OIls, Vitamin A
Actions: Sedative, Cardiac Tonic, Hypotensive, Antispasmodic
• Used to treat hyperthyroidism
• Cardiac disorders relating to nerves
• Palpitations
• Arrythmia of nervous origin
• Heart tonic
• Astringency helps with gastric issues such as diarrhoea and flatulence
• Nervous tension
• Dysmenorrhoea
• Amenorrhoea
• Menopausal nervous problems
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