Motherwort five-bladed infusion and contraindications. Motherwort five-lobed (hairy) - description of properties, recipes, indications, contraindications Distinctive features of five-lobed motherwort from admixture species

Motherwort five-lobed (shaggy) - medicinal properties, recipes, application, photos

In total, there are about 15-20 species of motherwort, this and motherwort heart, Japanese, Mongolian, multi-leaved, Persian, Siberian, Tatar, nettle, hairy, chandra, etc.

But, in medical practice, mainly 2 types of motherworts are used: hearty motherwort and five-lobed motherwort (or hairy). It is used as an effective remedy for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, without causing side effects.

Let us dwell on the last, five-lobed motherwort. This is a perennial herbaceous plant with a characteristic tetrahedral erect stem. Woolly motherwort is found in different places: in meadows, along beams, in wastelands, and is also cultivated as a medicinal plant.

For therapeutic purposes, leafy tops of motherwort grass are used. Motherwort is harvested at the beginning of flowering, cutting off the stem with leaves up to 40 cm long (without coarsened bottom). Dry - spreading a thin layer, in the shade, under a canopy. You can store in paper bags, cardboard boxes, in a dry place. Shelf life of raw materials - 3 years.

The motherwort plant has a calming effect on the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, and in some cases it is more effective than valerian. It lowers blood pressure, increases the strength of heart contractions and slows down the rhythm, and also has hemostatic, diuretic, astringent, anticonvulsant effects, regulates the menstrual cycle, and also has antispasmodic properties.

The motherwort plant is used for cardio- and atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, myocarditis, cardioneurosis, the initial stage of hypertension, vegetative dystonia, neurasthenia, hysteria, epilepsy, Graves' disease, cerebral vascular sclerosis, uterine bleeding, menopause in women, prostate disease, gastrointestinal diseases -intestinal tract.

Motherwort is a good remedy for headaches. It is taken for fear, neurosis, neuralgia, insomnia, paralysis, palpitations and interruptions in the heart rhythm, anemia.

Motherwort five-lobed is used in the form of medicinal forms: infusion, alcohol tincture, motherwort juice . An infusion of motherwort herb is used as an anti-inflammatory and bactericidal agent, used not only inside, but also externally (for lotions, compresses, baths) for burns, wounds that do not heal for a long time, etc.

Motherwort juice (fresh) is taken 0.5 teaspoon diluted in 0.25 cups of boiled water, 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

motherwort herb infusion : 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of chopped raw materials with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour in a warm place, strain before use. Drink 0.25-0.5 cup 2-3 times a day before meals. The infusion is used for increased nervous excitability, neuroses, cardiosclerosis, heart defects, with functional disorders of the nervous system in the pre-menopausal and menopausal period (with menopause), and other diseases listed above.

Also, often in folk medicine, fees are used, or rather a combination of herbs that reinforce each other, for example: motherwort, valerian and hawthorn, sometimes with the addition of lemon balm or other herbs.
Here is one of these recipes: motherwort herb - 30 g, valerian roots - 30 g, lemon balm leaves - 20 g. Mix the ingredients, then 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of the mixture with 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 2 hours and strain. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day for insomnia and as a sedative.

Alcoholic tincture of motherwort (extract): insist the crushed herb on 70% alcohol (1:5) for 1 week in a warm place, strain, take 0.5 teaspoon diluted in 1 tbsp. spoonful of water, 3-4 times a day before meals.

Motherwort, contraindications . With great care, motherwort preparations should be used and prescribed to patients with thrombosis, bradycardia, thrombophlebitis, arterial hypotension.

Pharmacotherapeutic group. Sedative.

plant description

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Rice. 8.2. Five-lobed motherwort - Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib

motherwort herb— herba leonuri
(p. ordinary) - Leonurus cardiaca L.
Motherwort five-lobed(p. hairy) -Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib. (= L. villosus Desf. ex Spreng.)
Sem. labiales– Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Other names: core, dog nettle, heart grass

Fairly large perennial herbaceous plants height from 30 to 150 cm, with a tetrahedral, pubescent, branched stem (Fig. 8.2).
Leaves opposite, petiolate, dark green, gradually decreasing towards the top of the stem; the lower ones are ovate or almost round in outline, palmately divided or palmately dissected into 5-7 coarsely toothed segments, the upper ones (in the inflorescence) are three-lobed or entire.
flowers small, collected in false whorls, located in the axils of the upper leaves and forming spike-shaped thyrses at the ends of stems or branches.
Corolla two-lipped, with a three-lobed lower lip, pink, up to 1.2 cm long.
Cup tubular-campanulate, with 5 subulate teeth, of which 2 lower ones are bent outward.
Fetus- coenobium, remaining in the calyx and consisting of four nut-shaped lobes (erems). blooms from June to autumn.

Rice. 8.2. Motherwort heart - Leonurus cardiaca L.

At motherwort heart the stem outside the inflorescence is pubescent only along the ribs and the calyx is almost naked, and
at the five-lobed motherwort the stem is densely and softly pubescent along its entire length and the calyx is hairy.

The chemical composition of motherwort

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Motherwort grass contains

  • flavonoid glycosides -
    • routine,
    • quinqueloside,
    • kosmosiin,
    • quercitrin,
    • hyperoside,
    • quercimerythrin,
  • tannins (up to 2.5%),
  • iridoids (Ayugol, Ayugozide and Galiridoside),
  • bitter glycosides with a steroid skeleton and
  • nitrogenous bases (choline, stakhidrin).

Properties and uses of motherwort

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Pharmacological properties of motherwort

Motherwort preparations have

  • sedative properties,
  • lower blood pressure,
  • slow down the heart rate.

Have a beneficial effect on the

  • carbohydrate and fat metabolism,
  • normalize protein metabolism.

The use of motherwort

motherwort herb is an old folk remedy. Motherwort was studied at the Department of Pharmacology of the Tomsk Medical Institute prof. N.V. Vershinin. Drugs by the nature of action are close to drugs of valerian officinalis.

Motherwort preparations are used as a sedative for

  • increased nervous excitability,
  • cardiovascular neuroses,
  • hypertension,
  • coronary heart disease,
  • thyrotoxicosis,
  • insomnia
  • vegetative-vascular dystonia,
  • neuroses.

It is also assigned at

  • neurosis of the gastrointestinal tract,
  • flatulence,
  • spastic pains.

Spreading

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Spreading. Both species are found almost throughout the European part of the country (much less frequently in the north). Motherwort five-lobed also grows in the south of Western Siberia.

Habitat. On wastelands (hence the name of the plant), in ravines, along roads, in yards. Sometimes they form thickets on the site of former buildings. Motherworts are cultivated as a perennial crop in many specialized farms of medicinal plants. Possible culture in home gardens.

External signs of raw materials

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Whole Raw Material

Grass hand harvest: upper parts of stems up to 40 cm long with flowers and leaves.
Stem tetrahedral, hollow, up to 0.5 cm thick.
Leaves opposite, lower three-five-lobed or separate, in inflorescences three-lobed or lanceolate, serrated or entire, with a wedge-shaped base, up to 14 cm long, up to 10 cm wide.
inflorescences spike-shaped, interrupted; flowers and buds are collected in whorls of 10-18 (20) in the leaf axils.
Cup tubular-campanulate with five subulate-pointed teeth, conical, prickly.
Corolla up to 0.12 cm long, two-lipped, longer than the calyx, the upper lip is entire, the lower one is three-lobed; stamens 4; upper ovary.
stems, leaves, cups of flowers are pubescent with hairs.
Color the stems are grayish green, the leaves are dark green, the sepals are green, the corollas are dirty pink or pinkish purple.
Smell weak. Taste bitter.

Grass mechanized harvesting: pieces of stems, leaves and inflorescences.
Stem often longitudinally split, up to 20 cm long, up to 0.5 cm thick. Morphological features of raw materials, color, smell and taste similar to those of hand-harvested grasses.

Crushed raw materials

Pieces of stems, leaves and inflorescences passing through a 7 mm sieve.
Color grayish green. Smell weak. Taste bitter.

Powder

Pieces of stems, peduncles and flowers passing through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 2 mm.
Color from grayish green to brownish green with numerous whitish, yellowish white, grayish white, pink-violet patches.
Smell weak. Taste bitter.

Distinctive features of different types of motherwort

species name Diagnostic signs
Gray motherwort -Leonurus glaucescens Bunge The plant is about 100 cm high, bluish from short pressed hairs. The inflorescence is long, the lower whorls are spaced, the calyx is narrowly conical, the corolla is light pink, the lower lip is entire. Grows throughout Russia.
Motherwort Tatar - Leonurus tataricus L. The plant is 50-100 cm high. It is pubescent only in the upper part of the stem with long hairs. The calyx is wide. Corolla pinkish-purple with entire lower lip. Grows in Western and Eastern Siberia.
Siberian motherwort - Leonurus sibiricus L. The plant is 30-60 cm high. It is pubescent with long hairs. The calyx is correct, bell-shaped. Corolla pink with a helmet-shaped upper lip. Grows in Western and Eastern Siberia.

All three species differ from the medicinal species of motherwort by a deeper dissection of the stem leaves into narrow lobes.

It is also not allowed to harvest the black hornwort - Ballota nigra L., which grows in the same places as the motherwort. Its stems are short-pubescent, the hairs are directed downwards. The leaves are entire, rounded-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, petioles are short, corollas of flowers are dirty pink.

Microscopy of raw materials

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When looking at a sheet from the surface, epidermal cells with thin, winding side walls are visible on both sides, especially on the underside.

stomata numerous, located mainly on the lower epidermis, surrounded by 3-4 (occasionally 2) parotid cells (anomocytic type).
essential oil glands on a short stalk with 4-6 (rarely 8) excretory cells.

Rice. 8.3. Microscopy of motherwort leaf

Two types of hairs: numerous multicellular rough-warty, expanded in the places of articulation of cells; small capitate hairs on a one- or two-celled short stalk with a rounded head, consisting of 1-2 cells (Fig. 8.3).

Rice. 8.3. Microscopy of motherwort leaf:

A - epidermis of the lower side of the leaf;

B - hairs along the edge of the sheet;

B - epidermis of the upper side of the leaf:
1 - capitate hair;
2 - piece of iron;
3 - simple hair;
4 - the place of attachment of the hair.

Procurement and storage of raw materials

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blank. Collect the grass in the phase of budding and the beginning of flowering, before the flowering of the lower flower whorls begins (in June - August). Cut off with knives, sickles or secateurs the upper parts of the shoots up to 40 cm long and the stem thickness not more than 0.5 cm.

Security measures. Plants cannot be uprooted. Compliance with the harvesting rules allows the use of thickets for 3-5 years in a row, after which it is necessary to give them a "rest" for 1-2 years.

Drying. Dry in sheds, attics or under sheds, spreading out in a thin layer up to 10 cm and stirring occasionally. Thermal drying is carried out at temperatures up to 50-60 ºС.

Standardization. GF XI, no. 2, art. 54, Changes No. 1-5.

Storage. In a dry, cool, dark, ventilated area. In pharmacies - in boxes, in warehouses - in bales. Shelf life up to 3 years.

Numerical indicators of raw materials

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Whole Raw Material

Extractive substances extracted with 70% alcohol, not less than 15%; humidity not more than 13%; total ash no more than 12%; ash, insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid solution, not more than 6%; blackened, brown and yellowed parts of the plant - no more than 7%; stems, including those separated during the analysis, not more than 46%; organic impurities not more than 3%; mineral impurity no more than 1%.

Crushed raw materials

Extractive substances extracted with 70% alcohol, not less than 15%; humidity not more than 13%; total ash no more than 12%; ash, insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid solution, not more than 6%; blackened, brown and yellowed parts of the plant - no more than 7%; pieces of stems no more than 46%; particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 7 mm, no more than 17%; particles passing through a sieve with holes of 0.5 mm, not more than 16%; organic impurities not more than 3%; mineral impurity no more than 1%.

Powder

Extractive substances extracted with 70% alcohol, not less than 15%; humidity not more than 13%; total ash no more than 12%; ash, insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid solution, not more than 6%; particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 2 mm, not more than 10%; particles passing through a sieve with holes of 0.18 mm, not more than 15%; mineral impurity not more than 1%

Medicines based on motherwort

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  1. Motherwort herb, crushed raw materials. Sedative.
  2. As part of the collections (sedatives No. 2-3; hypoglycemic collection "Mirfazin"; collection for the preparation of a mixture according to the prescription of M.N. Zdrenko).
  3. Motherwort tincture (tincture (1:5) in 70% ethyl alcohol). Sedative.
  4. Motherwort extract liquid. Sedative.
  5. Dry motherwort extract, tablets of 0.014 g. Sedative.
Motherwort five-lobed

scientific classification
Kingdom:

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flowering plants
Class:

Dicotyledonous
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Lamiaceae
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Lamiaceae
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Motherwort
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Motherwort five-lobed
International scientific name

Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib., 1793

Motherwort five-lobed(lat. Leonurus quinquelobatus) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae ( Lamiaceae).

Description

shoot tip with inflorescence

Perennial herbaceous plant 50–200 cm high, with a woody rhizome. The stem is tetrahedral, along the ribs with long grayish soft standing hairs. The leaves are palmately dissected, appressedly hairy, green above, paler below, finely, diffusely and appressedly hairy or glabrous on both sides. Stem leaves on long (7-12 cm) petioles, rounded, with a heart-shaped or truncated base, ⅔ five-dissected into oblong-wedge-shaped unequally coarsely toothed lobes. Bracts on short (1.5-2 cm) petioles, oblong-rhombic, with a wedge-shaped base, 3-lobed, with lanceolate, rarely serrated or entire lobes.

The flowers are collected in dense whorls in the axils of the upper leaves and form a long intermittent spike-shaped inflorescence at the ends of the stem and branches. Corolla two-lipped, densely white-pubescent, up to 12 mm long; the upper lip is purple-pink or pink-violet, the lower one is three-lobed, yellow in the middle, with purple speckles. Bracts awl-shaped, protruding hairy. The calyx is conical, almost naked, with five triangular-awl-shaped teeth, of which the two lower ones, more fused together, are bent down, with fruits often splayed and prickly. The fruit splits into 4 dark brown nuts 2.5-3 mm long, hairy at the top, olive green.

Chemical composition

Motherwort grass contains sugars, glycosides, alkaloids (up to 0.4%), essential oil (up to 0.05%), flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, quinqueloside, etc.), as well as provitamin A, ascorbic acid, tannins (up to 2 .14%) and colorants, bitterness and mineral salts. The seeds contain up to 30% fast-drying fatty oil.

The chemical composition of the plant is currently being studied. The quantitative content of biologically active substances in the five-lobed motherwort depends on the vegetation phase - the maximum amount accumulates in the flowering phase, as well as on the growing conditions.

Spreading

The range covers Scandinavia (in the eastern part, rarely), the Baltic states, and Central Europe. In Russia, it is distributed in the European part, the Crimea, Western Siberia, and the Caucasus.

It is common in all natural and administrative regions of the Saratov Right Bank. In the Rtishchevo district, it was noted on the outskirts of the city of Rtishchevo.

Features of biology and ecology

Ruderal plant, its typical habitats are wastelands, garbage places, ravines, roadside strips, settlements. It also grows along edges, clearings, clearings in coniferous and mixed forests, downed meadows, banks of reservoirs, pastures.

It blooms in June - August, the duration of flowering of one inflorescence is 15-25 days. After mowing, secondary flowering is observed. The fruits ripen in July - September. Propagated mainly by seeds. Seeds retain high germination for 5-8 years, after which it sharply decreases.

Economic importance and application

In medicine

Information about the use of motherwort for medicinal purposes dates back to the 10th century. It was used as a remedy for "beating of the heart", "heaviness of the stomach" and catarrh of the lungs, and also as a sedative.

Motherwort preparations in medical practice were first used as a cardiotonic and cardiac rhythm-regulating agent for cardiovascular neurosis, angina pectoris and hypertension. And only at the beginning of the 20th century, motherwort began to be used as a sedative.

For medicinal purposes, motherwort herb is used.

The aerial part in practical medicine is used for cardiosclerosis, myocarditis, and myocardial dystrophy, psychoasthenia, and neurasthenia, increased reactivity, for heart defects and Graves' disease. In gynecology - with hypomenstrual syndrome and pathological menopause with severe vegetovascular dystonia. A decoction of the roots is used for dysentery.

In folk medicine, it is used as a sedative for heart disease, hypertension, diuretic, hemostatic; with epilepsy, anemia, shortness of breath, impotence; infusion - for gastrointestinal diseases. Juice - for cardiovascular neuroses, heart defects, hypertension, cardiosclerosis, myocarditis; as a sedative for insomnia, hysteria; with mild forms of Graves' disease. Included in the soothing tea. Used in homeopathy.

An infusion, tincture and liquid extract from the leaves is a substitute for valerian tincture.

In other areas

The fatty oil from the seeds is suitable for making high-quality varnishes, as well as for impregnating paper and fabrics to make them waterproof. From the plant, you can get a fiber that is close in quality to the fiber of flax and Chinese hemp - ramie. The aerial part stains the fabrics in a dark green color.

In veterinary medicine, an infusion of herb motherwort five-lobed is used as a diuretic.

An excellent honey plant, secretes nectar even during a drought. Cultivated.

Literature

  • Gubanov I. A., Kiseleva K. V., Novikov V. S., Tikhomirov V. N. Illustrated guide to plants of Central Russia. Volume 3: Angiosperms (dicotyledonous: dicotyledonous). - M: T-in scientific publications of KMK, Institute of Technological Research, 2004. - P. 129
  • Elenevsky A. G., Radygina V. I., Bulany Yu. I. Plants of the Saratov Right Bank (compendium of flora). - Saratov: Sarat Publishing House. pedin-ta, 2000. - ISBN 5-87077-047-5. - p. 59
  • Universal encyclopedia of medicinal plants / Comp. I. Putyrsky, V. Prokhorov. - Minsk: Book House; M.: Makhaon, 2000. - S. 239-240
  • Flora of the USSR. T. XXI / ed. B. K. Shishkin. - M., L.: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1954. - S. 151
  • Flora of Central Russia: Identifier Atlas / Kiseleva K. V., Maiorov S. R., Novikov V. S. Ed. prof. V. S. Novikov. - M.: CJSC "Fiton +", 2010. - S. 426

Five-lobed motherwort - Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib (L. villosus Desf.)

Botanical characteristic

Family Lamiaceae. Perennial herbaceous plant with a tetrahedral stem up to 1-1.5 m high. It has a vertical rhizome, gradually turning into a tap root. Leaves are palmately five- and three-parted, cross-opposite. Pinkish-purple flowers are located in the axils of the leaves at the top of the stem. The calyxes of flowers and fruits are covered with prickly hairs. Blossoms in June-July, fruits ripen in August-September.

Spreading

It grows mainly in wastelands, where there used to be housing, it is found as a weed in gardens and orchards. Widely distributed throughout the European territory of our country and in Western Siberia, except for the Far North and deserts.

plant parts used

Leafy flowering tops.

They contain alkaloids, sugars, bitterness, tannins, up to 0.06% of essential oil, p-coumaric acid, ascorbic acid and carotene, flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, quinqueloside) and glycosides. The chemical composition of motherwort has been fully studied.

Application and medicinal properties

It has a pronounced hypotensive effect, therefore it is successfully used in hypertension of I-II stages. Motherwort also has a sedative effect on the central nervous system, increases the force of heart contractions and slows down the heart rate. Motherwort preparations are prescribed for hysteria, neurosis, angina pectoris, cardiosclerosis, myocarditis, thyrotoxicosis.

Motherwort has a curative effect in chorea, climacteric complaints, painful and irregular menstruation.

Motherwort seeds are prescribed for the treatment of glaucoma and as a diuretic.

“It is also used for gastrointestinal diseases, for chronic catarrhs ​​of the large intestine, for gastric spasms, etc. In many cases, it was necessary to observe the cure of chronic intestinal patients after a three-week intake of motherwort” (M.A. Nosal, I.M. Nosal).

Cooking

Infuse 2–3 tablespoons of herbs in 1.5–2.5 cups of boiling water (daily dose).

Important. Motherwort contains alkaloids, so children should not use it, as alkaloids accumulate and contribute to inhibition, loss of attention and learning, slow growth and development. Motherwort has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, heart and pulmonary pathologies, but its effect on the heart is more significant. Foot baths with motherwort are used for violations of the heart rhythm and attacks of pain in the heart: baths 1:10, infusion and dilution a hundred times, with high pressure - hot baths, with hypotension - cold. Start at 1:200 and work your way up to 1:50. A concentration of 1:10 is used extremely rarely - it is too strong for internal use. Alcohol tinctures of motherwort are in no case combined with clonidine. Quite rarely, this herb can cause allergies.

In the article we are talking about motherwort, talk about the medicinal properties and use of the plant. You will learn how to use motherwort to treat diseases of the nervous system, heart, stomach, kidneys and thyroid gland. We will give instructions for the use of different forms of motherwort.

Motherwort is a genus of biennial or perennial plants of the Lamiaceae family. The Latin name is Leonurus. Popularly called: heart grass, core, dog nettle.

What does it look like

Appearance (photo) motherwort The motherwort reaches a height of 30−200 cm. It has a taproot. Its stem is tetrahedral, erect, sometimes branched.

Motherwort leaves petiolate. The lower ones are palmately lobed or palmately dissected, the upper ones are the same or whole. From below, the leaves are the largest, up to 15 cm in length, closer to the top they become smaller.

The flowers are small, collected in spike-shaped inflorescences, discontinuous, located at the ends of the stems and branches in the axils of the leaves. Naked or hairy calyces are incised into 5 teeth one third or to the middle. Flowers have 4 stamens. Motherwort blooms throughout the summer.

The fruit is a coenobium, consists of 4 evenly developed nut-like one-seeded parts - erems. Each erem is 2–3 mm long and enclosed in a remaining cup. The fruits spread by clinging to animal hair and human clothing.

Where does it grow

The area of ​​the genus Motherwort is the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, Siberia. Heart grass grows along the banks of rivers, in meadows, glades, wastelands, garbage places near residential buildings, railway embankments, in ravines and old quarries. It grows mainly on clay-sandy soils.

In Europe, motherwort is widespread, in Russia motherwort five-lobed is most common.

motherwort herb

For medicinal purposes, motherwort herb is used, the medicinal properties and contraindications of raw materials depend on the chemical composition.

Chemical composition

Motherwort herb contains:

  • essential oil;
  • vitamin A;
  • vitamin C;
  • alkaloids;
  • glycosides;
  • tannins;
  • bitter substances;
  • sugary substances;
  • flavonoids;
  • saponins.

Medicinal properties

Useful properties of motherwort:

  • sedative;
  • hypotensive;
  • antiepileptic;
  • antithrombotic;
  • painkiller;
  • antitussive;
  • diuretic.

The main scope of motherwort preparations is the treatment of diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems..

Motherwort calms the nervous system, helps in the treatment of stress, neurosis, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, neurasthenia, epilepsy. Plant-based remedies help relieve headaches and migraine attacks. In the article, we talked about the use of motherwort in VVD.

Motherwort lowers blood pressure and lowers heart rate. It is used for hypertension, tachycardia, cardiosclerosis, cerebral vascular sclerosis, arrhythmia, myocarditis, angina, thrombosis.

Treatment with motherwort is prescribed for diseases of the endocrine system, for example, Graves' disease and diabetes. Motherwort normalizes the production of thyroid hormones. Helps with premenstrual syndrome and menopause. Read more about motherwort for women.

Motherwort is used to treat diseases of the stomach, as it relieves spasms.. Used as a diuretic, allergy medicine.

How to collect

Collect and harvest the upper parts of the plant during its flowering period. Cut with scissors or pluck by hand. The collected raw materials are dried under awnings or in well-ventilated areas without access to sunlight.

Store in glass jars, wooden boxes or linen bags. The shelf life of motherwort is 3 years.

How to apply

The most popular remedy is motherwort tincture. How to drink motherwort? Motherwort is taken in the form of tea, decoction, infusion or alcohol tincture. Dry motherwort powder is added to food. In the pharmacy you can buy motherwort in tablets. Motherwort preparations differ in the concentration of the active substance. The most concentrated tincture on alcohol.

From nerves

Depending on the condition or disease, different forms of motherwort may be prescribed to the patient. With a one-time stress, anxiety, headache, you can drink a single motherwort tincture in the amount of 30-50 drops - for an adult. For children under 12 years of age, the dosage is calculated as follows - 1 drop per 1 year of life. Motherwort is diluted in a small amount of water and drunk 30 minutes before meals or 1 hour after it.

If stress and anxiety occur frequently, the patient has neuroses, neurasthenia, VVD, depression or other diseases of the nervous system, motherwort is taken in a course. It can be not only motherwort in drops, but also decoctions, infusions, tablets. For example, during pregnancy, weakly concentrated decoctions and teas are taken, and alcohol tincture is prohibited. How to take motherwort during pregnancy, read. we talked about how to use motherwort preparations while breastfeeding.

For heart

For the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, motherwort is taken as a course, often in the form of an alcohol tincture.

Take 30-50 drops of the drug 3-4 times a day for half an hour before meals. With a one-time increase in blood pressure, you can take motherwort tincture. To normalize blood pressure, you can drink tea or a decoction of the plant for several days. Read more about motherwort under pressure.

The exact dosage and duration of the therapeutic course is prescribed by the attending physician, based on the disease, medical history, age and weight of the patient and other factors. Motherwort is only an aid. For serious diseases of the cardiovascular system, take the drugs prescribed by your doctor.

In this article, we talked about the application.

For the stomach

Motherwort is used to treat gastritis and stomach ulcers. It relieves pain, relieves spasms of the muscles of the stomach and reduces inflammation.

Read more about the use of motherwort for the stomach in.

For the kidneys

Motherwort has a diuretic effect, it is used to treat kidney diseases, relieve swelling.

Most often used as a tea, decoction, infusion. The dosage, dosage regimen and duration of the therapeutic course are prescribed by the attending physician.

For the thyroid gland

Motherwort is used to treat hypothyroidism, a persistent deficiency of thyroid hormones. To do this, take an infusion of motherwort ⅓ cup 2 times a day before meals.

Also, motherwort with other herbs is used to treat thyroid diseases. The plant is brewed with mint, valerian, hawthorn and green walnut.

Outdoor use

Decoction and infusion of motherwort are used for compresses. Motherwort compresses are used to treat boils, ulcers, and to heal wounds. A decoction is also added to baths. Take soothing baths with motherwort for 15-20 minutes.

Features of use in men, women and children

Motherwort is prescribed to men not only for nervous disorders and increased excitability. The medicinal plant helps with congestion in the pelvis. It is used to treat prostatitis and prostate adenoma.

Motherwort is also useful for women's health. It is prescribed during menopause. Medicines based on motherwort normalize hormonal levels, eliminate fever and other symptoms of menopause. During menstruation, motherwort relieves pain. Able to stop uterine bleeding. It has a positive effect on the emotional background of a woman.

Motherwort for children is used in the form of decoctions and infusions. Medicines with a plant are not given to small children, but they are used for soothing baths. Such baths can be taken by both infants and older children.

For children over the age of 12, motherwort preparations are prescribed for hyperactivity, restless sleep, VVD, fear attacks and panic attacks, neurotic conditions, and digestive disorders. In childhood, it is preferable to take decoctions, water infusions and motherwort tablets.

Read more about the use of motherwort in children. We talked about the use of the plant for adults.

Recipes for infusions, tinctures, tea with motherwort

In this section, we have given recipes for water infusion, alcohol tincture and tea with motherwort.

Infusion

Motherwort infusion is used for nervous overexcitation, stress, high blood pressure, digestive disorders and other conditions. Take one time or as a course. You must first consult with your doctor.

Ingredients:

  1. Dry motherwort leaves - 1 tablespoon.
  2. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over motherwort leaves. Insist for 1 hour. Strain before drinking.

How to use: Drink ⅓ cup of infusion 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Tincture

Alcohol tincture of motherwort is the most concentrated remedy. Below are the recipe, instructions for use and dosage of motherwort tincture.

Ingredients:

  1. Dry motherwort leaves - 100 g.
  2. Medical alcohol 70% - 500 ml.

How to cook: Pour raw materials into a glass jar or bottle, dark color is better. Fill the motherwort with alcohol. Close the container and place in a dark, cool place. Infuse the medicine for 7 days. Strain before drinking.

How to use: Take 15-30 drops of tincture once or 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals with warm water.

Tea

Motherwort tea does not need to be boiled and insisted for a long time. This is a less concentrated remedy, it can be used for fatigue, stress, headache, drink a course to lower blood pressure.

Ingredients:

  1. Dry motherwort leaves - 2 teaspoons.
  2. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over motherwort. Insist 15 minutes. Strain before use.

How to use: Drink daily volume 2-3 times before meals.

Tincture 5 herbs

Motherwort is included in a soothing collection of 5 tinctures - valerian, motherwort, hawthorn, peony and corvalol. The tool is used to improve the functioning of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Tincture of 5 components - valerian, motherwort, peony, hawthorn, corvalol soothes, lowers blood pressure, strengthens blood vessels.

Ingredients:

  1. Motherwort tincture - 1 part.
  2. Valerian tincture - 1 part.
  3. Hawthorn tincture - 1 part.
  4. Peony tincture - 1 part.
  5. Corvalol tincture - 1 part.

How to cook: Mix tinctures.

How to use: Take 30 drops dissolved in 50 ml of water 3 times a day.

Pharmacy preparations with motherwort

Motherwort is produced in tablets Motherwort can be bought at a pharmacy. You can purchase not only the tincture of the plant, but also other preparations based on it.

Motherwort preparations:

Name Dosage form Mode of application
Motherwort Forte Tablets 1-2 pcs. 2 times a day with meals.
motherwort extract Tablets 14 mg 3-4 times a day before meals.
Motherwort Tincture 30-50 drops 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Fito-novo-sed Liquid extract (also contains valerian, lemon balm, rose hips, echinacea) ½ tsp, diluted in 50 ml of water, 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals or 40 minutes after meals.
Sedoflor Tincture (also contains hawthorn fruits, hop cones, oat fruits, coriander fruits, lemon balm, sweet clover grass) 5 ml, diluted in a small amount of water, 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Motherwort honey - benefits and harms

Motherwort is an excellent honey plant. Motherwort honey is light golden in color, has a light aroma and a specific taste. Candied after a few months.

Like any honey, motherwort honey boosts immunity and helps with colds. In addition, motherwort honey has a positive effect on the nervous system, helps with insomnia and high blood pressure.

Motherwort honey can cause harm only if the components are intolerant.

Contraindications

We have already given instructions for the use of motherwort, now we will talk about contraindications for taking plant-based products.

Motherwort should not be used in the following conditions and diseases:

  • individual intolerance;
  • hypotension;
  • bradycardia;
  • children's age up to 12 years (in some cases prescribed).

Motherwort should be taken with caution during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In these cases, taking motherwort preparations is possible only after consulting a doctor.

Side effects of motherwort:

  • hypotension;
  • drowsiness;
  • decrease in heart rate;
  • nausea and vomiting;
  • diarrhea;
  • allergic reactions.

If you are interested in which is better - valerian or motherwort, we will answer - both plants have a sedative effect. You can use any of them in the absence of contraindications and after consulting a doctor.

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Classification

Taxonomic position:

  • department: Flowering;
  • class: Dicotyledons;
  • family: Lamiaceae;
  • Order: Lavender;
  • genus: Motherwort.

Varieties

The motherwort genus includes 24 species; for medicinal purposes, hearty motherwort and five-lobed motherwort are used.

Motherwort infographics

Photo of motherwort, its useful properties and application:
Motherwort infographic

What to remember

  1. Now you know what motherwort tincture and other forms of the plant help with. Most often it is used to treat diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
  2. Motherwort in tablets has instructions for use, medicines with motherwort cannot be taken in unlimited quantities.
  3. Motherwort has contraindications and side effects, before taking it is necessary to familiarize yourself with them and consult a doctor.

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