Bugleweed
(Lycopus virginicus)
Also know as Water horehound
Botanical Information
A small creeping plant of wet areas in the mint family with opposite lance-shaped leaves and small white flowers in whorls.
Working with Bugleweed
Part(s) Used
Leaf, Flowers
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
Affects
Bugleweed has sedative, astringent, and anti-hormonal activity. It is considered sedative and tonic to the heart, helping to calm a fast pulse and benefiting circulation in some cases. Laboratory tests have shown that bugleweed extracts inhibit iodine metabolism, which may explain its effectiveness for hyperthyroidism and Grave’s disease.
Bugleweed has a taste of BITTER, AROMATIC and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy and hypothyroidism. Consult an experienced herbalist for thyroid enlargement or goiter.
