Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Lamiaceae
Physical use
Motherwort has an affinity with the heart. It is used traditionally to support the cardiovascular system during times of stress or during hormonal shifts. Motherwort is also naturally high in antihistamine flavonoids quercetin, apigenin and kaempferol.
Conditions
- Heart palpitations due to anxiety
- Poor sleep
- Stress support
- High blood pressure
- Delayed menstruation, PMS, ovarian pain
Thermal qualities
- Cool
- Acrid
- Bitter
- Dry
Chakra
- Heart
Energetic use
Motherwort is lovely to use in times you need to clear any lack of flow you may be experiencing. It builds inner trust and confidence, providing strength to move through old fears and initiate change.
- Facilitates creativity that honour your passions
- Birth of something new or a new way of being
- A wonderful healer for those cut off from the mother archetype in anyway