leonurus cardiaca

action	astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, sedative, stimulant, tonic
common name	herb of life, motherwort
family	lamiaceae
indigenous use	appalachian, cherokee, delaware, micmac, mohegan, shinnecock
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, blue ridge parkway, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chesapeake and ohio canal, effigy mounds national monument, europe, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, great smoky mountains national park, harpers ferry national historic park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, northern europe, ozark ns riverways, pictured rocks national lakeshore, pipestone national monument, saint croix national scenic river, saratoga national historic park, shenandoah national park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, spain, turkey, us, walnut canyon national monument, wilson's creek national battlefield, wind caves national park, zion national park
use	medicine
used to treat	amenorrhea, asthma, cramps, gastro-intestinal disturbances, heart disease, hypertension, neuralgia, palpitations, rabies, tachycardia, women's ailments
comments	Regarded as one of the best of all nervines, especially quick to relieve women's upsets. It is also used as a tonic for sufferers from heart diseases, and acts to stimulate the aged and ailing.