# Motherwort Tincture

> Motherwort tincture, dark olive-brown and boldly bitter, made from aerial parts cut at first bloom along half-wild fence lines and field edges. A plain old herb, true to itself. Not for use in pregnancy.

Price: 27.00 USD · in stock

## About
Motherwort is no tidy garden flower. It grows tall and coarse in back alleys and old farmyards, with sharply lobed leaves and small pink-lavender flowers set in tight whorls up a square, hairy stem. Brush against it and the leaves give off a faint, dusty green smell.Its botanical name, Leonurus cardiaca, is often rendered as lion-hearted, and the plant has been kept close by generations of women. We cut the aerial parts at first bloom, when its bitter principles are most concentrated, from stands that have long since gone half-wild along fence lines and field edges; some batches are cut early in the morning while the dew still sits on the leaf, a habit inherited from the grower. Nothing softens the bitterness in processing. The tincture is dark olive-brown and boldly bitter, entirely true to the plant.DetailsPlant: Motherwort, Leonurus cardiacaPart used: Aerial parts, cut at first bloomCharacter: Dark olive-brown, strongly bitterHow to useTake twenty to thirty drops, morning and evening, as part of a quiet daily ritual. Not for use in pregnancy.A blunt, unglamorous herb that has never pretended to be anything else.