Health Benefits
Lady’s Mantle has amazing health benefits and is especially helpful for women and any kind of menstrual issues. It has been used for centuries to keep women and men strong, healthy and vibrant.
Menstruation and menopause
Endometriosis and Fibroid Pain
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Skin care
Digestion
Liver Protection
Oral health
Powerful Antioxidant
Menstruation and menopause
If you’re tired of the monthly struggle, let’s talk about one of the natural ways you can get rid of period cramps: lady’s mantle! Yes, it’s one of the top traditional uses of this herb, and it’s one of the reasons why a tea combining lady’s mantle, lemon balm and red raspberry leaf is referred to as “happy uterus tea.” Many herbalists love lady’s mantle for its ability to soothe the aches, cramps and pains of menstruation and even to make menstrual flow lighter. The herb works astringent on the uterus and is beneficial for heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding or uterine bleeding between normal menstrual periods.
There is generally a hormonal shift that occurs in women during menopause that can lead to hot flashes, mood swings, insomnia and other common symptoms. Many expert herbalists include lady’s mantle on their lists of recommended herbs for menopause since it is considered both a uterine astringent as well as a uterine tonic.
Used topically as an herbal douche, it can be used as a soothing treatment for various female gynecological disorders, such as vaginal inflammation and discharge.
Endometriosis and Fibroid Pain
The healing and soothing herbs found in Lady’s Mantle, such as salicylic acid help to alleviate pain associated with such conditions as endometriosis and fibroids.One study done in 2015 looked at the effects of Alchemilla Mollis on endometriosis in rats. The rats were treated with an oral dose of liquid lady’s mantle extracts.The researchers found that treatment with lady’s mantle significantly decreased cystic formation. They concluded that the aerial parts of the plant, in particular, could be useful for treating endometriosis.
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Many of the herb’s constituents, especially the tannins and the bitter substances, are thought to have a balancing and regulating effect on the female reproductive system.
Although the herb is not recommended for use during the early stages of pregnancy due to its uterine stimulating effect, many herbalists regard it as an excellent remedy for women approaching delivery.
One of the traditional uses of lady’s mantle is to make an herbal tea in order to strengthen the uterus, and to facilitate easier birth. In addition, the herb is also believed to enhance milk production after birth.
Skin care
Due to its antibacterial properties and salicylic acid content, Lady’s Mantle is great for treating various skin ailments.Salicylic acid is commonly used to treat and prevent acne, a popular agent in commercial acne-fighting products. It also has astringent properties owing to its tannin content to keep your skin looking healthy and tight. When applied topically, it can also be used as a natural exfoliant.Lady’s Mantle extract has also been known to help treat scrapes, cuts, burns, bug bites, and stings and may prove a useful sunscreen. Lady’s mantle helps to speed up the healing process as well as prevent infection. It has antimicrobial properties and has also been used to treat sores and ulcers.
Lady’s mantle herb is also great for treating skin infection, eczema, skin rashes, stings and bites. Just make a poultice of the herb and apply it on the affected part of your skin and let it work its magic.
Digestion
Drinking Lady’s Mantle extract may help to improve digestion and ease stomach cramps due mostly in part to its salicylic acid content. Consuming Lady’s Mantle tea may also help to prevent indigestion, bloating and diarrhea.
Liver Protection
An animal model study published in 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy examined the extracts of the aerial and root parts of Alchemilla mollis. The researchers used diabetic mice subjects to evaluate whether or not the lady’s mantle extracts could lower blood sugar while also protecting the livers of these animals.
What did they find? While the extracts did not appear to lower blood sugar levels in the subjects, the liver effects were very positive. Both the aerial part and root extracts exhibited liver protective activity and “significantly lowered” liver enzymes
Oral health
As an herbal gargle, it can be used as a remedy for bleeding gums, mouth ulcers (canker sores) and sore throat.
Powerful Antioxidant
The powerful antioxidant activity of Lady’s Mantle extract keeps your looking and feeling healthy inside and out. Antioxidants fend off free radicals that cause cellular damage, helping to stave off signs of premature aging and disease.Various studies into the composition of lady’s mantle have found that the herb contains powerful antioxidant constituents. These antioxidant properties can help protect against oxidative stress responsible for various diseases including heart disease.