Condition
Treatment Support
emmenagogue
Application
tincture, tea
Motherwort
(Leonurus cardiaca)
Botanical Information
A medium-sized garden perennial in the mint family with sharp-toothed leaves and whorls of small pink two-lipped flowers.
Working with Motherwort
Part(s) Used
Herb
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
Well-known as an emmenagogue, sedative, and nervine, motherwort is extremely beneficial to the cardiac and female systems. Women use it for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, PMS, and vaginal dryness. As a heart tonic, it is used to strengthen the heart, benefit palpitations and hypertension, and relieve pain of mild angina..
Motherwort has a taste of BITTER and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Conditions treated with Motherwort
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
cardiac sedative
Application
tincture, capsule, tablet, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
heart tonic
Application
tincture, capsule, tablet, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
emmenagogue
Application
tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
heart strengthening
Application
tincture, capsule, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
cardiac tonic
Application
tincture, capsule, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
sedative, thyroid regulator
Application
tincture, capsule
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
