Herb glossary
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Family: Lamiaceae · Parts used: Aerial parts
Motherwort (family Lamiaceae). Aerial parts. Grown in Gaia's medicine garden in Umpire, Arkansas; appears across the apothecary in tinctures, teas, and flower essences.
How we use motherwort at Gaia’s Garden
At Gaia's Garden Organics, motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) grows in our medicine garden in Umpire, Arkansas. We harvest it ourselves, by hand, at the moment its medicine is at peak.
In our formulas
Gaia's Happy Heart Herbal Tea: Traditional heart-and-nerve tonic whose Latin name literally means 'lion-hearted.' Used for the racing-heart, chest-tight edge of anxious overwhelm.
Gaia's Calm Spirit Tonic: Traditional heart-and-nerve tonic, used for a racing heart, chest-tightness, and the physical edge of anxious overwhelm.
