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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) as a tool for helping with Insomnia / sleeplessness
inferred from sedative action
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Modified dry extracts of motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) were studied for chemical composition and psychotropic activity. The extracts, enriched in phenolics and amino acids, showed sedative and anxiolytic activity in animal models, supporting the development of motherwort-based medicines with psychotropic (calming) activity.
4 sources supporting Motherwort for Insomnia / sleeplessness. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's sedative / sleep support action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
Leonurus cardiaca is a perennial plant indigenous to central Europe and Scandinavia, used in traditional medicine for cardiac and nervous complaints. This review summarises its phytochemistry (iridoids, diterpenoids, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids such as stachydrine and leonurine) and pharmacology, including cardioprotective, antioxidant, hypotensive and sedative activities.