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Motherworts possible anticlotting effect means those with clotting disorders should avoid it.
Some people develop a rash from contact with this plant. The Food and Drug Administration lists motherwort as an herb of “undefined safety.” For otherwise healthy non-pregnant, non-nursing adults who do not have clotting disorders and are not taking other sedative, heart, or blood pressure medications, motherwort is considered relatively safe in amounts typically recommended.
Motherwort should be used in medicinal amounts only in consultation with your doctor. If motherwort causes minor discomforts, such as stomach upset or diarrhea, use less or stop using it. Let your doctor know if you experience unpleasant effects or if the symptoms for which the herb is being used do not improve significantly in two weeks.
Harvest Tranquilizing Flowers
Motherworts perennial root gives rise to stout, square stems tinged with red or violet, which grow to 4 feet. Its lower leaves are sharply lobed, like maple. Its upper leaves are narrow and toothed. Motherwort produces whorls of small white, pink, or red flowers which bloom in summer.
Motherwort grows so easily, it may become a pest. Plant seeds in spring and thin seedlings to l z-inch spacing. Motherwort prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil and full sun but tolerates considerably less ideal conditions. Harvest the entire plant after the flowers blossom.