[[File:Leonurus cardiaca.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Leonurus cardiaca]]Other Names: Leonurus cardiaca, Agripalma, Agripaume, Agripaume Cardiaque, Cardiaire, Cardiaque, Cheneuse, Chinese Motherwort, Creneuse, Herbe Piquante, Herbe des Tonneliers, Leonuri cardiacae herba, Leonurus, Leonurus artemisia, Leonurus cardiaca, Leonurus cardica, Leonurus japonicus, Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet, Lion's Ear, Lion's Tail, Mélisse Sauvage, Mother's Wort, Oreille de Lion, Patte de Sorcier, Plante Mère, Queue de Lion, Roman Motherwort, Throw-Wort, Yi Mu Cao.<br>Motherwort is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine.
==Special Precautions of Motherwort==
* Motherwort is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people. Side effects include diarrhea, stomach irritation, uterine bleeding, sleepiness, and allergic reactions. Contact with the skin can cause rashes and increased sensitivity to the sun.
* Sedative medications (CNS depressants) interacts with Motherwort.
==Benefits and uses of Motherwort are==
* Heart Tonic: Motherwort is an excellent heart tonic -- alleviating high blood pressure and arrhythmia. Motherwort contains the alkaloid leonine -- a mild vasodilator. This compound relaxes smooth muscle, helping to regulate heart rhythm and minimize palpitations.
*Over-active thyroid (hyperthyroidism).
* Anxiety : Motherwort is an excellent herb for soothing the nervous system and heart
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[[Category:herbal medicine]]
[[Category:Antispasmodic]]
[[Category:Cardiac Tonic]]
[[Category:Emmenagogue]]
[[Category:Hepatic]]
[[Category:Hypnotic]]
[[Category:Nervine]]
[[Category:Sedative]]