Botanical Name: Lycopus europaeus
Plant Part: Aerials

Also Known As: gypsywort, gypsy wort, carpenters herb

Traditional uses of bugleweed include treatment of nosebleeds, heavy menstrual bleeding, coughs, as a sedative, astringent, and mild narcotic, and for consumption (tuberculosis, characterized by bleeding from the lungs). Its current uses are primarily for mild hyperthyroid conditions and for premenstrual syndrome including breast pain (mastodynia), with its actions mediated by thyroid hormones and gonadotropins, respectively.

It should not be used while pregnant or if you have an underactive thyroid condition or are having your thyroid examined by a physician