Ladies Mantle Tea (leaf only, no stem)
Ladies mantle is traditionally used as a remedy for menstrual and menopausal problems.
Certified Organic Australian grown, in Tasmania by Highland Herbs Tasmania.
Ladies mantle is traditionally used as a remedy for menstrual and menopausal problems.
Certified Organic Australian grown, in Tasmania by Highland Herbs Tasmania.
Botanical Name: Alchemilla vulgaris
Plant Family: Rosaceae
Plant description: Ladies Mantle is native to Northern Europe, and preferring cooler climates is often found at higher altitudes and inside the Arctic Circle. It is a low growing perennial plant to 30 cm, with the above ground parts dying back through winter. The leaves are light green, rounded and ribbed with 7 – 11 lobes. The whole plant is clothed in soft hairs. The numerous small flowers are greenish yellow in terminal panicles.
Part used: Leaf and flower.
Harvest: The leaf and flower should be harvested when the plant is in its early flowering stage.
Active Constituents: Not well defined. Tannins (agrimoniin), flavonoids, phytosterols, glycosides (ranuculin).
Energetics: Bitter, astringent, neutral.
Actions: Astringent, antihaemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, regulatory on the menstrual cycle, digestive tonic, alterative.
Uses: Ladies mantle historicall has been be used for menorraghia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis, menopausal symptoms, diarrhoea, and gastro enteritis. It can be used as a mouth wash for sore throat and ulcers.
Dosage: Infusion – pour one cup of boiling water onto one teaspoon of dried herb and leave to infuse for five minutes. Drink up to one cup three times daily. For a mouth wash or diarrhoea, a stronger infusion is made by boiling the herb for a few minutes to extract the tannin. Fluid Extract (1:2) – 25—50 ml/week.
Cautions: Nil known.
Interactions: Nil known.
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