Motherwort is a wild medicinal herb that does not require special conditions for growth. It can be found in abandoned fields, wastelands, or near settlements. On the contrary, it is very bitter, and its smell usually is not the most pleasant. The flowering period of most motherwort species is considered to be 3 summer months, and, with rare exceptions, the first half of September. As a rule, thickets of this grass are found in wet places, on gravel and limestone soil.

In this article, we will tell you about the healing properties of one of the most useful species of motherwort for humans - Siberian.

Why is the Siberian motherwort considered the most useful of all?

One of the most unique species of motherwort - Siberian grows in Western Siberia (Altai), in Eastern Siberia (Dauria), in the Far East (Amur region), in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. It can be found in the wild in the coastal regions of Brazil, on the islands of the Philippine archipelago (Batan, Mindanao, northern part of Luzon Island), as well as in Mexico City (Chiapas state).

Due to its unique composition (alkaloids, steroids, oleic, linoleic, and lauric acids, leonurin, cardenolide, stachyose carbohydrate, diterpenoids, flavonoids, as well as nitrogen-containing compounds necessary for the normal functioning of the human body), the Siberian motherwort has a reputation as one of the most effective "herbs for the heart" (in some works, scientists also call it "heartwort").