Motherwort Extract Powder

Motherwort Extract Powder is a botanical extract produced from the aerial parts of Leonurus cardiaca L., a Lamiaceae herb also known as motherwort. The raw botanical material is extracted, concentrated, dried, and milled into a fine brown powder, creating a concentrated ingredient that is technically distinct from directly milled motherwort herb powder.

Essencefield supplies 10:1 as the primary extract-ratio grade, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 options for different formulation and sourcing requirements. Commercial material is typically supplied at 80 mesh and can be produced as a no-carrier extract or with a declared carrier system. Additional botanical identity and marker-control options are available for projects requiring tighter analytical specifications.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0454 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Leaf & Herb Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Flavonoids, Leonurus spp., Motherwort, Stachydrine

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Motherwort extract is produced from Leonurus cardiaca L. aerial material, corresponding to the flowering herb used in established botanical references. The finished ingredient is an extracted and concentrated powder rather than simple ground motherwort. This distinction affects botanical-solid concentration, physical behavior, analytical control, and how procurement teams compare commercial grades.

Extract ratio is the principal commercial specification for this product. Essencefield offers 4:1, 5:1, 10:1, and 20:1 ratio extracts, with 10:1 serving as the primary general-purpose grade. Ratio designation describes the relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract; it does not represent the percentage of an individual constituent. Marker-controlled projects therefore require a separately defined analytical specification.

The finished powder has a natural light-brown to brown color, characteristic herbal odor, and noticeable botanical bitterness. It disperses in water but should not be treated as an inherently clear-soluble ingredient. These characteristics favor capsules, tablets, and dry botanical systems, while beverage, gummy, and direct-dispersion applications require additional evaluation of sedimentation, color contribution, flavor masking, and physical stability.

Application Areas

Capsules

The 80-mesh powdered format is suitable for hard-capsule formulas and multi-botanical blends. Bulk density, flowability, excipient selection, and blend uniformity should be evaluated before high-speed encapsulation.

Tablets

Motherwort extract can be incorporated into compressed botanical tablets. Formulation development should assess powder flow, compaction, binder and disintegrant requirements, tablet color, hardness, friability, and disintegration.

Powder Blends & Sachets

The extract works in dry supplement powders, stick packs, sachets, and botanical premixes. Its brown appearance and herbal bitterness should be considered where the finished product is consumed directly.

Beverage & Instant Powder Systems

Water-dispersible grades can be evaluated in beverage powders where full clarity is unnecessary. Wetting, sedimentation, pH compatibility, color intensity, flavor masking, and reconstitution behavior should be tested during development.

Gummies & Flavored Systems

Motherwort extract can be incorporated into selected gummy or flavored botanical projects, but its brown color and bitter herbal profile can influence finished-product appearance and sensory performance.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Motherwort Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Leonurus cardiaca L.
Botanical Family	Lamiaceae
Common Name	Motherwort
Plant Part	Aerial parts / flowering herb
Ingredient Type	Botanical ratio extract powder
Primary Specification	10:1 extract ratio
Available Extract Ratios	4:1 · 5:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Standardization	Ratio-controlled extract; not standardized to a single marker unless specified
Optional Marker	Leonurine
Identification / Fingerprint	HPLC or TLC
Product Form	Fine powder
Appearance	Light brown to brown powder
Particle Size	Typically 80 mesh
Extraction System	Water or water-ethanol
Carrier Options	No-carrier grade · Maltodextrin or other declared carrier system
Water Behavior	Water-dispersible; not inherently clear-soluble
Moisture / Loss on Drying	NMT 5.0%
Shelf Life	24 months
Country of Origin	China
Standard MOQ	10 kg
Standard Bulk Pack	25 kg/drum

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Leonurus cardiaca is a chemically complex botanical rather than a single-compound ingredient. Reported constituent families include phenolic acids, flavonoids, phenylethanoid glycosides, iridoids, diterpenes, triterpenes, and nitrogen-containing compounds.

Characteristic constituents reported for the aerial herb include chlorogenic and caffeic acids, rutin, quercetin, verbascoside, lavandulifolioside, leonurine, harpagide, and ursolic acid. These compounds describe the phytochemical profile of L. cardiaca but should not be interpreted as fixed assay values for a conventional ratio extract.

Extract ratio and marker assay describe different properties of the ingredient. Marker-controlled projects therefore require an independently defined analytical specification rather than inference from the ratio designation. Chromatographic fingerprinting can also support botanical identity and comparative extract-profile evaluation where greater analytical control is required.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Botanical identity is particularly important because commercially marketed motherwort materials may originate from different Leonurus species. Procurement evaluation should therefore connect the scientific name, plant part, extract ratio, and approved raw-material identity before comparing concentration, price, or supplier specifications. This helps distinguish Leonurus cardiaca extracts from materials based on other commercially used Leonurus species.

Physical performance depends on extract concentration, particle size, residual moisture, and carrier system. Essencefield’s material is supplied as a light-brown to brown powder, typically at 80 mesh, with water-dispersible rather than inherently clear-soluble behavior. Natural color and bitterness become especially noticeable in light-colored powders, flavored products, gummies, and beverage systems.

During scale-up, capsule and tablet developers should evaluate bulk density, flow, blend uniformity, filling performance, and compression behavior on the intended equipment. Powder and sachet systems may require premixing or geometric dilution at low inclusion levels. Liquid and reconstituted systems require additional work on wetting, sedimentation, pH compatibility, flavor balance, particle visibility, and physical stability.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.