My Go-To Herb Motherwort
Hey ya'll ~ gonna be putting the You Know Herb podcasts on youtube for easy sharing and to spread the word about our fabulous herbal friends. I will compile the episodes on a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZMidFJndsXmXrMrRCwOxAJZQZtx5-Nx So far it's just Motherwort lol She was the first You Know Herb podcast and it ain't perfect but, it'll do. Motherwort on youtube: https://youtu.be/K7OV2XMzqEE You Know Motherwort! Leonurus cardiaca This is the herb that is a great go-to remedy for anxiety and moments of being overwhelmed. Motherwort is a: sedative, relaxant, carminative, cardiac tonic, uterine stimulant, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, nervine and diaphoretic. Motherwort is bitter, pungent, drying and cooling. You can harvest and use her leaves, stems and flowers of the upper half of the plant – the flowering tops. Motherwort has alkaloids which have an antispasmodic and hypotensive effect and encourage and ease uterine contractions. Tannins with astri