Heart team real

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 14.12.2022

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Heart weed; Leonurus cardiaca; Lion's Tail

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Leonurus cardiaca, also known as heartwort or lion's tail, is a plant from the Lamiaceae family. The plant thrives on nitrogen-rich soils and is widespread in Europe, Near and Middle Asia and North America. It grows to over 1 m high has a longitudinally grooved, shaggy-haired main axis. split, soft-haired leaves, pink to whitish lip flowers and fruits in the form of small tetrahedral nutlets. Flowering time is from June to September.

Phytotherapeutically used are the above-ground parts of the plant (stem parts, leaves and flowers, small fruits) = cardiac herb - Leonuri cardiacae herba-.

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The real heartwood is a perennial and herbaceous plant, which reaches growth heights of between 30 and 120 cm. It has an angular and hollow stem, which is hairy on the outside. The opposite leaves are green in colour and have a heart-like shape. The plant starts flowering in June and continues until September. The flowers emerge from the upper axils and are pink to creamy white in colour. They are 8 to 12 mm long.

Leonurus cardiaca is the parent plant of Leonuri cardiacae herba.

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  1. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/herzgespann.php
  2. Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 122-123

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Last updated on: 14.12.2022