Motherwort/ Yi Mu Cao
Channels: heart, liver, bladder, kidney, pericardium
Flavors: acrid, bitter. Temperature: slightly cold
Invigorates the blood, dispels stasis, regulates menstruation, uterine stimulant, diuretic, tones the uterus and the heart, calms the heart
Gentle sedative, uterine stimulant, emmenagogue, astringent, carminative, cardiac tonic, diuretic, antispasmodic, antirheumatic, nervine, diaphoretic, anxiolytic.
Good for: Calming, slows heart palpitations, supports the liver, like a mother’s embrace, sleep, menopausal moodiness, PMS, anxiety, palpitations, melancholy, restlessness, cardiovascular tonic