Witnessed by: Western
Lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris), of the Rosaceae family. Low perennial with rounded pleated leaves and sprays of tiny yellow-green flowers; native range: damp grasslands and mountain pastures across Europe and northern Asia. Globally recognized as lion's foot, bear's foot, dewcup in English. The part used is flowering aerial parts and leaf. Softly folded fan-shaped leaves catching beads of dew, strongly astringent and faintly bitter.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
LADY'S MANTLE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- lady's mantle
- Scientific name
- Alchemilla vulgaris L.
- Family
- Rosaceae
Form
- Part used
- flowering aerial parts and leaf
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- astringent · bitter
Temperature
- Western
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- uterus · blood · digestion
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- astringent, styptic, uterine tonic, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary
Cautions
- Contraindications
- caution in pregnancy on account of its action on the womb
- Toxicity
- generally very well tolerated; the tannins may unsettle a sensitive stomach in excess
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