WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Motherwort
LEONURUS
The tops and leaves of... / ... Cardiaca, Linné (Nat. Ord. Labiatae). Asia, Europe, and common in the United States. Common Name: Motherwort. Principal Constituents.Resins, a bitter principle, and probably an alkaloid. Preparati... / ...in amenorrhea, and King praised it for the restoration of suppressed lochia. It deserves restudy to determine its value in nervous affections.1
The tops and leaves of... / ... Cardiaca, Linné (Nat. Ord. Labiatae). Asia, Europe, and common in the United States. Common Name: Motherwort. Principal Constituents.Resins, a bitter principle, and probably an alkaloid. Preparati... / ...in amenorrhea, and King praised it for the restoration of suppressed lochia. It deserves restudy to determine its value in nervous affections.1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Motherwort
MOTHERWORTLEONU
The flowering herb of LEONURUS CARDIACA, Lin. Bitter tonic. nervine, antispasmodic, emmenagogue.2
The flowering herb of LEONURUS CARDIACA, Lin. Bitter tonic. nervine, antispasmodic, emmenagogue.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.