Lamiaceae Leonurus cardiaca L.

Common Motherwort

Iroquois - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98

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Scientific name: Leonurus cardiaca L.
USDA symbol: LECA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Motherwort
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of dried plant taken as a tonic.

RECRD: 50194 id: 19903

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