Lady’s Mantle

Lady’s Mantle

Latin Name: Alchemilla vulgaris
Family: Rosaceae

Part used: Dried leaves/ herb and root if topical use.
Energetics: Astringent, bitter, cooling, drying.
Iris: All types.
Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS

  • Pregnancy, until the last few weeks
  • Due to high tannin content, take at least one hour away from medications.

ACTIONS

  • Astringent
  • Styptic
  • Utero-tonic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Anti-bacterial
  • Prostatic tonic
  • Circulatory tonic
  • Veno-tonic
  • Inhibits PAF
  • Emmenagogue
  • Progesterone effects
  • Anti-oxidant
  • Febrifuge
  • Diuretic
  • Vulnerary
  • Anti-cellulite

Main Constituents

  • Triterpenoids- oleanolic acid
  • Ursolic acid
  • Flavonoids (quercitrin)
  • Rutin
  • Saponins
  • Ellagitannins up to 6% (inhibits salmonella) (pedunculagin, agrimoniin, alchemillin).
  • Anthocyanidin
  • Sterols

Main Uses

Astringent and Haemostatic. Bleeding between periods. Any excess bleeding or discharges.
Digestive System: Ulcers (gastric & duodenal), Relaxed intestines, Dysentery, Enteritis, Acute diarrhoea, Haemorrhoids, Tooth extraction - use tea to rinse

Infections:
Bacteria: Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella Spp., Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Yersinia.
Skin: Wounds, Cellulite
Endocrine: Menorrhagia, Non-menstrual bleeding between periods, Vaginal discharge
Reproductive System: Prostate enlargement, Fibroids, Tonic enhancing conception, Tones the breasts (lotion made from tea)

More About Lady’s Mantle

Lady’s Mantle has been traditionally used for colitis with bleeding. The astringent qualities make it useful for diarrhoea, gastritis and mouth sores.
It is a herb that has been used to treat excessive bleeding from any cause and for unwanted or excessive discharges in general but its very specific indications are officially for ‘excessive menstruation and for non-menstrual bleeding of the womb’.
Lady’s mantle is a powerful female herb for anytime during a woman’s reproductive life. It helps relieve mild aches and pains during menstruation, with a tea or tincture able to stop spotting between periods and lessening excessive menstrual bleeding.
A tea of Lady’s mantle and Raspberry leaves can be taken in the last few weeks to prepare the body for birth. It may also be drank for 3 weeks for a prolapsed uterus at any stage of life.
Begin drinking the tea recipe below for about a week before a period, or in the 9th month of Pregnancy.

Recipes:


Lady’s Mantle Tea]

Helps to alleviate menstrual cramps and useful from the 9th month of pregnancy to prepare the uterus for labour and prevent haemorrhage.

Ingredients:

  • 118g of Lady’s mantle (1 cup)
  • 118g Red Raspberry leaves (1 cup)
  • 31g of Lemon balm (1/4 cup)

Method:
Mix. Dose: 1 tsp to 1 TBSP of mixed herbs. Steep in boiling water for 5-10 minutes and strain.

References


Antioxidant, anticancer, inhibitory enzyme activities

Alchemilla vulgaris agg. (Lady's mantle) from central Balkan: antioxidant, anticancer and enzyme inhibition properties.
This extract has also shown the greatest antioxidant, anticancer and inhibitory enzyme activities. The obtained results indicated that Alchemilla vulgaris from South Serbia possesses high potential for pharmaceutical applications.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35542286/

Aphthous stomatitis

Treatment of Aphthous Stomatitis with topical Alchemilla vulgaris in glycerine.
Topical application three times daily of Aphtarine gel to minor mouth ulcers relieved discomfort and produced complete healing in the majority of patients (60.4%) within 2 days and in 75% within 3 days.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17163290/

Hypertension

Effect of Alchemilla vulgaris extract on the structure and function of erythrocyte membranes during experimental arterial hypertension.
The course of treatment with Alchemilla vulgaris extract increased the concentrations of lipids and phospholipids in erythrocyte membranes, decreased the number of abnormal erythrocytes, and improved deformability of red blood cells in rats with arterial hypertension.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17364056/

Wound healing

Towards a modern approach to traditional use: in vitro and in vivo evaluation of Alchemilla vulgaris L. gel wound healing potential.
Our study offers pharmacological evidence on the folkloric use of A. vulgaris in wound treatment, particularly after incorporation into hydrogel.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874118321834

Degenerative diseases

Assessment of acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase inhibitory and antioxidant activity of Alchemilla vulgaris and Filipendula ulmaria extracts.
These extracts due to its properties may be extremely useful in the therapy of degenerative diseases especially where the oxidative stress and cholinergic hypothesis are involved.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876107015000395

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