While reading a blog post from CrookedBearCreek on WordPress, a blog I follow and find very useful & informational as an aspiring herbalist, I realized it would be clever to focus my monthly herbal monograph around a theme; based on what month it is. This made me think, as I read that post at the end of January, that my February monograph would be an herb related to the heart since this month is filled with love and hearts. For me it is not just Valentine’s Day, it is also my wedding anniversary. My husband and I got married on a snow filled, February day, 5 years ago. A simple, affectionate day joined by a few close family members with an intimate celebration to follow our courthouse ceremony.

Motherwort is not only beneficial for the heart but is also a calming herb for mothers; especially when dealing with PMS or…