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Sideritis, Ironwort

Soldier's Herb, Shepherd's Tea, Heraclea, Militaris
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Sideritis montana
Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796

Sideritis syriaca
Photo by Kenraiz (wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Sideritis spp.
A number of species are used the locally:
  • S. montana (syn. Stachys bicolor)
  • S. syriaca,
  • S. scardica
  • S. euboea
  • S. raeseri
Salmon listed 13 varieties in his Botanologia. including Mountain Ironwort, Meadow Ironwort, Creeping Ironwort, Ironwort with Alehoof leaves, Ironwort with smooth long leaves, Broadleaf Ironwort etc.

Parts used:
Whole herb

Temperature & Taste:
Slightly Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent. Salmon said it was Neutral.

Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Promotes Circulation:
-important herbs internally and externally for Trauma and Wounds
-enhances Blood circulation
-Anti-Tumor and Anti-Cancer effects have been demonstrated
-Vasodilatory

2. Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi:
-indigestion, bloating, colic, stomach cramps
-Belching
-Hernia

3. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:
-Cold, Flu and acute diseases
-Coughs, Bronchitis
-adjunct for Arthritic and Rheumatic complaints
-Catarrh, Allergies

4. Benefits Brain, Moves Qi:
-shown to prevent Memory loss and restore when lost
-useful for Anxiety and Depression
-may be beneficial in the treatment of Alzhemier's disease, ADHD
-also benefits Eyesight
-was also used for diseases caused by Enchantment and Witchcraft

5. Stops Bleeding and Leakage:
-Spitting or Vomiting Blood
-Leukorrhea
-Diarrhea including with Blood

6. Externally:
-applied to Fresh Wounds (Dioscorides)
-Inflammations (Dioscorides)
-cures Ulcers including old Ulcers
-Foul Ulcers and Cancers
-gargle for acute sore throat
-applied to muscle and joint pain


Dose:
Powder: 1–4 grams
Juice: 1–3 spoonfuls, usually taken with wine

Main Combinations:
Often combined with Sage

1. To enhance Blood circulation, take Ironwort with Oregano
2. Cold and Flu, Ironwort with Sage, Mint, Oregano
3. Gargle for acute Sore Throat, form a gargle with Sage
4. Running Sores and Fistulas, form an ointment with Tobacco leaf (Salmon)

Major Formulas:

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1. ANTIBACTERIAL:
–Antibacterial Activity of Sideritis curvidens. and Sideritis lanata. from Turkey

1. ANTIOXIDANT:
–Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, Anticholinesterase and Anti-Tyrosinase Activities of Essential Oils of Two Sideritis Species from Turkey

2. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:
–Anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, and cytotoxic effects of Sideritis scardica extracts.

3. CIRCULATORY EFFECT:
–Cognitive and Blood Flow Effects of Mountain Tea

4. SPASMOLYTIC:
–Spasmolytic Activity of the Ethanol Extract of Sideritis raeseri spp. raeseri Boiss. & Heldr. on the Isolated Rat Ileum Contractions

5. GASTROPROTECTIVE:
–Anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, and cytotoxic effects of Sideritis scardica extracts.

6. MEMORY/COGNITIVE:
–Sideritis spp. Extracts Enhance Memory and Learning in Alzheimer’s β-Amyloidosis Mouse Models and Aged C57Bl/6 Mice
-The Acute and Chronic Cognitive and Cerebral Blood Flow Effects of a Sideritis scardica (Greek Mountain Tea) Extract: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Groups Study in Healthy Humans
–Cognitive and Blood Flow Effects of Mountain Tea
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE:
–Sideritis scardica extracts inhibit aggregation and toxicity of amyloid-β in Caenorhabditis elegans used as a model for Alzheimer’s disease
–Beneficial Effects of Sideritis scardica and Cichorium spinosum against Amyloidogenic Pathway and Tau Misprocessing in Alzheimer's Disease Neuronal Cell Culture Models.

8. ADHD:
–Natural Product-Derived Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Safety, Efficacy, and Therapeutic Potential of Combination Therapy

9. MAO INHIBITION:
–Flavonoids from Sideritis Species: Human Monoamine Oxidase (hMAO) Inhibitory Activities, Molecular Docking Studies and Crystal Structure of Xanthomicrol
–Quercetin and Related Chromenone Derivatives as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: Targeting Neurological and Mental Disorders
 
11. PREVENTS BONE LOSS:
–Sideritis Scardica Extract Prevents Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats

10. CYTOTOXIC:
–Anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, and cytotoxic effects of Sideritis scardica extracts.