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This daily blog has been about the struggles of juggling motherhood with being a full-time student for the first eight months of its existence.  I still share some of my life now that I've graduated but I also share information each day on herbs that I've learned along this journey.   While my herbariums are listed for free membership, I provide four fields from them in my blog: Constituents (the active ingredients of the herbs), the therapeutic actions (Examples are expectorant and stimulant), indications (colds, skin rashes, emphysema, etc), and safety information. More information can be found in the herbariums but these are the most important educational fields.  I also share scientific studies to help educate people who think there are no studies showing herbs work.

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Motherwort

3/18/2020

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On to motherwort.

Constituents: Kidd (2000) (cat vet) says bitter glycosides (leonruin, leonuridine), alkaloids (leonuinine, stachydrene), volatile oil, and tannins (p. 170). Chevallier (2016) says alkaloids (L-stachydrine), an iridoid (leonurine), diterpenes, flavonoids, caffeic acid, and tannins (p. 227). Hoffman (2003) says iridoids (leonuride), labdane diterpenes (leocardin), flavonoids (apigenin, kaempferol, quercitin glycosides), caffeic acid, alkaloids, and volatile oil (p. 562).

Therapeutic Actions: Kidd (2000) (cat vet) says cardiac tonic, promotes menstruation, sedative, hypotensive (like valerian), uterine stimulant, diuretic, and antispasmodic (p. 170). Chevallier (2106) says anti-spasmodic and sedative (p. 227). Hoffman (2003) says nervine, emmenagogue, antispasmodic, hepatic, cardiotonic, and hypotensive (p. 562).

Indications: Clark (2011) says anxiety, fear, worry, heart tonic, irregular heart beat, palpitations, rapid heart beat, tachycardia, all heart conditions associated with anxiety and tension, a tincture for acute menstrual cramps (p. 44, 100). Kidd (2000) (cat vet) says female reproductive system, strengthen the heart, inhibits platelet formation (blood clotting), rapid heart, anxiety, tension, first and third trimester of pregnancy (to prepare for birth), and menopausal changes (p. 170). Chevallier (2016) says heart tonic, palpitations, pounding heart, spasms, paralysis, stimulates uterine and menstrual bleeding, nerve tonic, palpitations, stimulates uterine muscles, delayed periods, and PMS (p. 227). Heinerman (1996) says menopause, PMS, hot flashes, mood swings, heart problems, and blood clots (p. 339). Hoffman (2003) says menstrual and uterine conditions, cardiovascular and circulatory systems, delayed periods (anxiety or tension related), false labor pains, menopause, heart tonic, tachycardia (palpitations), tension/anxiety-related heart problems, anemic nervousness, insomnia, palpitations, cardiac weakness, neurosis, hyperthyroid cardiac reactions, PMS, congestive amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea (p. 562).

Safety: Kidd (2000) says contact dermatitis is a potential when touching fresh leaves for those sensitive; use caution with beta-blockers (p. 170, 143). Chevallier (2016) says to avoid if pregnant or having a heavy menstrual cycle (p. 227). Hoffman (2003) says excessive use may interfere with other cardiac treatments (p. 562).

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