Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Motherwort

Plant

English

Motherwort, Common motherwort, Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Matherwort, Motherworth, Throw-wort

Latin

Leonurus cardiaca Linne, Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca L., Leonorus cardiaca

Plantparts

Blossom, Flowering plant, foliage, Herb, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cramp, Abdominal trouble, Abnormal heart beat, Adstringent, Aids digestion, anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Antiarrhythmic, Antiarrythmic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-Migraine, Anti-spasmodic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Arrhythmia, Arrhytmia, Arterial hypertension, Asthmatic, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, blood building, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac atony, cardiac conditions, cardiac debility, Cardiac diseases, Cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiac irregularities, cardiac lassitude, cardiac problems, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiac troubles, Cardiotonic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Carminative, Carminativum, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, Circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, Convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disorder of the heart, dispepsia, Dyslipidemia, dyspepsia, epilepsy, Eupeptic, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, formation of mucus, Freight, Gas, gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal disorder, Gastropathy, Goiter, Goitre, Good for digestion, good for the heart, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, Haemorrhoids, have weak nerves, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart irregularities, heart problems, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart trouble, heart weakening, hematopoiesis, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, High bloodpressure, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, improves digestion, Indigestion, Induce sweating, Insomnia, intestinal gas, Irregular heartbeat, loss of blood, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, Narrow chested, nerve tonic, Nervine, Nervine tonic, Nervous atony, nervous breathlessness, Nervous complaints of heart, Nervous debility, Nervous disorders of the heart, nervous heart, Nervous heart conditions, Nervous heart problems, Nervous lassitude, Nervousness, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, Piles, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, prostate, Prostatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, Pulmonary tuberculosis TB, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, regulate blood pressure, regulate heartbeat, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Restores the blood, sedative, Sleeplessness, sluggish stomach, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulates digestion, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach cramp, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problem, stomach problems, stomach spasms, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, struma, sudorific, suffering from a nervous disorder, sweat-inducing, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Warming digestive, weak nerves, weak stomach, Wheezing, wheezy, wind

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, All women's diseases, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Climacteric, contracts uterus after birth, Difficult menstruation, ease menopausal symptoms, encourages menstruation, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, hastens childbirth, Hot flashes, hot flushes, Hot flushes during menopause, maternity care, menopausal disorders, menopausal problems, Menopause, menopause disorders, menstrual problems, Menstrual regulation, Menstrual regulator, menstruation problems, Menstruation regulator, obstetric aid, promote the onset of menstruation, regularise periods, regulate menstrual periods, Stimulates labor

Homoeopathically uses

angina pectoris, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, regulate blood pressure, regulate heartbeat

Warnings

Not suitable for pregnant women, should not be taken when pregnant

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice, tea substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran

Ingredients

 3-Octanol, alkaloid, Alpha-Pinene, ascorbic acid, Benzaldehyde, Beta-Pinene, Bitter Components, bitter glycoside, Calcium, Cardiac glycoside, Caryophyllene, Catechin, choline, citric acid, essential oil, fat, flavonoid, glycoside, Humulene, hyperoside, Isoquercetin, Kaempferol-Glucoside, leonurine, limonene, Linalol, malic acid, marrubiin, Oleanolic acid, Organic acid, phosphoric acid, potassium, protein, Quercetin, quercitrin, resin, rutin, saponin, stachydrine, Stachyose, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, tartaric acid, Ursolic acid, Vitamin E

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0294

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