But I must say, the vast majority of folks who have made her acquaintance by my introducing them, have sung her praises loud and long. I've read too often of people calling it a sedative. I consider a sedative to be something that brings on the zzzzz's at 3pm. I often tell folks that Motherwort just kind of takes the edge off the edgies. They're NOT exactly the same thing.
Motherwort does quite the number on taking the edge off hot flashes too.
So far, the episodes of flashes I've had have just been decidedly uncomfortable, leaving me feeling weak, shakey and yucky. I soon discovered that a dropperful of Motherwort at the first sign of a flashevent and they'd just stop and not come back for months. I've heard the same from other women. But my favorite use for Motherwort is just for the edgies. I take a hit before I go to the dentist.