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Motherwort: For mothers and others

July 2022

Phil Rasmussen

Friday 1 July 2022, 12:30 AM
Motherwort
Motherwort: Its name is said to come from early Greek women using it to reduce anxiety during pregnancy [Image: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen uncovers the research on an old herb that backs its use for gynaecological functions as well as anxiety and heart-related conditions

It also has a resemblance to Cannabis sativa, something that has attracted unexpected attention from drugenforcement agency drones in Australia M
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