Lamiaceae Leonurus cardiaca L.

Common Motherwort

Mohegan - 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 74, 130

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Scientific name: Leonurus cardiaca L.
USDA symbol: LECA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Motherwort
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaf, highly regarded herb, taken for diseases peculiar to women.

RECRD: 88587 id: 19905

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