Motherwort
This morning my body told me to talk about Motherwort. I woke up with
tightness in my chest. This is not unusual as my family has a history of heart
problems. I usually don't do anything about this until my left arm starts to
bother me but today my body was talking to me. So after getting out of bed, I
headed for my Motherwort tincture. After taking 15 drops of this tincture and
washing it down with water, I feel much better, herbs always amaze me.
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Motherwort is a member of the mint family and found growing wild in my back
yard. Most people think of the mint family as little sweet tasting plants such
as Peppermint or Spearmint but the family is extensive and some have a way of
packing a punch. Dr. James Duke has identified almost 50 constituents in Motherwort. Some of which have the ability to be: antitumor, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and antiarrhythmic. Combined with the rest of the properties in this herb, they have the ability to assist our bodies in marvelous ways and all these constituents are organic |
Why is organic so great? Because we are organic beings so why would we put
chemicals that are made from petroleum or rocks into our bodies? One of the
great things about using herbs is that they contain many things making them
good for handling a lot of different areas.
With nick names like "heart gold", " heart heal",
"heart wort" and "heart herb", one would think that this
was just a cardiac herb but Motherwort tends to handle problems in other
organs. It will help the eyes, gall bladder, the nervous system and the
generative organs.
In regard to the generative organs (after all it is called Motherwort) It is
great at assisting with delayed menses or stopped menses and even postpartum
depression. It would also be helpful for cramps and other fertility issues
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Phyllis
Heitkamp Writer & Herbalist Thiensville, WI oakwelherb@aol.com |