Motherwort - Certified OG
Motherwort aerial parts
Leonurus cardiaca
Certified Organic by MOFGA and grown regeneratively by one of the Meeting House Farm Collaborative Farms.
Plants are dried immediately after harvest in an on-farm organic certified drying facility to maximize potency and preserve quality.
Extracts are a 1:2 ratio of Fresh Aerial Parts in Alcohol. Ingredients: Leonurus cardiaca*‡, Distilled Maine Alcohol*, spring water. // *certified organic, ‡grown at Meeting House Farm.
We typically harvest Motherwort in August.
In the Apothecary:
Preparations: extract of fresh leaf, dried for infusion.
Uses: Menstrual, cardiovascular & nervous system support.
Energetics: cooling
Tastes: bitter
Herbal Action: nervine, emmenagogue
From our Experience:
When blending herbal tisanes, motherwort typically acts as an accent herb and combines well with hawthorn, milky oats, red clover, rose, marshmallow, or mint.