Motherwort
A bitter 'heart herb' traditionally used to calm palpitations, ease anxious tension, and smooth mood swings around the monthly cycle.
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🥄 How to use it
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca — 'lion-hearted') is a relaxing nervine and mild heart tonic. Herbalists use it when emotional upset shows up in the body as a racing or pounding heart, restless irritability, or premenstrual moodiness. Its bitterness also gently encourages digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More →.
⚠️ Cautions
- Avoid in pregnancy — motherwort stimulates the uterus.
- Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding, as it may increase flow.
- If you take heart-rhythm, blood-pressure, or thyroid medication, check with your doctor first.
- Never self-treat chest pain, breathlessness, or newly irregular heartbeat — those need prompt medical care.
- Large doses can cause stomach upset.
📚 What others say
- Traditional Western herbal practice
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