Lamiaceae Leonurus cardiaca L.
Common Motherwort
Iroquois - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98
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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of dried plant taken as a tonic.
RECRD: 50194 id: 19903