Lamiaceae Leonurus cardiaca L.
Common Motherwort
Mohegan - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Complex compound infusion including motherwort taken as spring tonic.
RECRD: 88590 id: 19908