Recipe
Motherwort honey
- Herb:
- Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
- Method:
- Honey macerate
- Plant part:
- Leaf
About 30 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Fill a jar about one third with dried tops and cover with honey.
- Macerate 2–3 weeks, then strain — mildly bitter mint-family notes.
Extraction
- Herb:
- dried aerial parts, about 1/3 of a jar according to the recipe
- Solvent:
- Honey; macerate for 2–3 weeks.
- Shelf life:
- Keep cool after straining.
- Target compounds:
- Bitter and tannin fractions partly in the honey.
Notes
Pregnancy and lactation — discuss with a professional source and the warnings on the herb card.
Why it works
Many Lamiaceae herbs carry bitter diterpenes and tannins; as a maceration medium honey gradually extracts polar fractions. There is no approved monograph equivalent for dosing such a home macerate.
Related
Motherwort — Herb card
Honey macerate — Processing method detail