Lamiaceae Leonurus cardiaca L.
Common Motherwort
Delaware - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
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Leonurus cardiaca L.
Scientific name: Leonurus cardiaca L.
USDA symbol: LECA2 (
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Common names: Common Motherwort
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves used for female diseases.
RECRD: 42789 id: 19899