By: Michelle Palmer, Advanced Master Herbalist
Right off the bat, you can see that based on Motherwort's scientific name, it has an affinity for the heart! But, what does "Leonurus cardiac" translate to in English? You guessed it, lion-hearted! Motherwort is special because of it's ability to help support anxiety and provide a calm sense of being, all while supporting your heart center. The benefits of this herb include supporting anxiety, nervous tension, social anxiety, broken hearts and provide cardiac support. Motherwort, much like a mother, can provide you that security blanket type feeling of safeness when it's taken. Motherwort's ability to help women optimize hormone health, reduce mood swings, reduce hot flashes and even support menstrual cramping and heavy bleeding is amazing. But this powerful herb is not just for the women. Men can also experience powerful results when ingesting this herb to help increase relaxation and provide a decrease in stress and increase in comfortablity.
Motherwort is mostly used in a tincture, because leonurine, the active compound in motherwort, is easily extracted into water and alcohol.
Motherwort is a cardiotonic and a nervine, meaning it helps support anxiety, nervous mood, and cardiac issues such as high blood pressure or even heart failure.
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