Lycopus virginicus

Lycopus virginicus
Family:Lycopus virginicus; Antidandruff; Astringent; Cardiac; Hypoglycaemic; Narcotic; Sedative.
Common name:Bugleweed
Bugleweed has sedative properties and is used in modern herbalism principally to treat an overactive thyroid gland and the racing heartbeat that often accompanies this condition. The whole plant is used as an astringent hypoglycaemic mild narcotic and mild sedative. It also slows and strengthens heart contractions. The plant has been shown to be of value in the treatment of hyperthyroidism it is also used in the treatment of coughs bleeding from the lungs and consumption excessive menstruation etc. It should not be prescribed for pregnant women or patients with hypothyroidism. The plant is harvested as flowering begins and can be use fresh or dried in an infusion or as a tincture. The root has been chewed a portion swallowed and the rest applied externally in the treatment of snakebites.

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