BENEFITS:
Motherwort's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity helps keep heart cells healthy and improves heart function and circulation. Research also shows that motherwort is a cardiotonic agent, which regulates the heartbeat and rhythm and reduces blood pressure.
WOMEN:
help fight bacteria and stimulate the uterus.
People use motherwort to prevent or stop bleeding. often recommended for people postpartum, helping with exhaustion and irritability and for PMS and perimenopause
SKIN:
Some people apply motherwort directly to the skin for itching and shingles. The seeds of two of the species (Leonurus artemisia or Leonurus heterophyllus) are used to improve eyesight and as a general tonic.