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Leonurus japonicus seed

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Leonurus japonicus seed

LATIN NAME: Leonurus japonicus

COMMON NAME: Motherwort

Motherwort is the tall, easy, pink-flowered herb of the waysides and the old gardens, and its whorls of the small, two-lipped, pale-pink flowers have been a familiar of the countryside for a very long time. The strong, upright, square stems carry the deeply lobed, toothed leaves, and the dense whorls of the small, pale-pink flowers open up the stems through the summer. The plant has a long and careful record in the old practice of the region, and it is a fine, easy, generous plant of the sunny wayside and the herb border. It is a plant of the ordinary, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Motherwort has a well-documented place in the plant science, and the aerial parts of the plant have been studied for a long time for their place in the traditional practice of the old world. The chemistry of the herb, which has a very long record of use, has been looked into, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional remedies and the wayside herbs. The whorls of the small, pale-pink flowers and the lobed, toothed leaves have also made it a fine garden plant, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the labiates and the old garden herbs.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Motherwort is grown for the whorls of the flowers and the long record of use. The herb has a traditional place in the practice of the region, and it has been gathered and studied for a very long time. In the garden the tall, upright stems and the whorls of the pale-pink flowers are a fine, easy addition to the herb border and the sunny wayside, and the flowers are a generous food for the bees. It has been written about in the botanical and the herbal papers for its long history of use, and it is a fine, easy plant of the ordinary, well-drained ground.

The motherwort is a familiar of the waysides and the old gardens, and the tall, square stems of the whorled, pale-pink flowers are a fine, easy sight through the summer. The flowers are a generous food for the bees and the bumblebees, and the deeply lobed leaves give the plant a fine, fresh look. It is a tough, dependable, self-sowing plant of the ordinary ground.

The motherwort is a fine, easy plant for the herb border and the sunny wayside, and the tall, whorled stems give a fresh, upright look through the summer. The plant is a dependable, self-sowing addition to the garden.

To grow the motherwort from seed, sprinkle the fine seeds over moist trays of free-draining soil and leave them uncovered, since they like the light, then keep the trays in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings are up within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the ordinary, well-drained soil, the tall stems of the pale-pink flowers will be there through the summer.

 

 

 

 

USES:
This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. The leaves are diuretic and are placed in bath water to relieve itching and painful shingles. The dried flowers are emmenagogue and are also used in pregnancy and to help expel the placenta after giving birth. The fruit has antibacterial, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, ophthalmic and vasodilator properties. It is used in the treatment of abnormal menstruation, nebula and conjunctivitis. The seed has aphrodisiac, diuretic, emmenagogue, ophthalmic properties, and is also used in the treatment of various women’s complaints.
GROWING INFORMATION:
Sow seeds in spring on a windowsill or in a greenhouse, when they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. They will grow well if sown outside in spring; they spring up all over the place for me, and the bees love them. VERY EASY!
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