(1) motherwort, also known as Kun Cao, motherwort flowers, etc., sex slightly cold, bitter and pungent flavor. It is effective in promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, diuretic and swelling, clearing heat and removing toxins; it is clinically used in treating menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, fetal leakage and difficulty in childbirth, not being able to get out of the womb, postpartum dizziness, abdominal pain with blood stasis, bruises, edema in kidney disease, dysuria, blood in urine and carbuncle, swelling, sores, and ulcers.
(2) "Materia Medica Huiyan" said that it "promotes blood without hurting new blood, nourishes blood without stagnating blood", and it is a commonly used gynecological herbal medicine. It is used by generations of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners to treat gynecological diseases, health and beauty of the medicine, the whole plant is rich in selenium, manganese and other trace elements, with antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-fatigue effect. Dried motherwort calcined into ash, its color white and delicate, able to adsorb epidermal toxins and a variety of irritating substances, so it can treat acne, and whitening and nourishing the role of the skin.
2, motherwort role
(1) modern medical research has proved that motherwort contains motherwort alkaloids, hydrastine, motherwort, motherwort, motherwort, motherwort Ning and other alkaloids and benzoic acid, potassium chloride. According to modern clinical and animal implementations, motherwort extract and decoction have a strong and long-lasting excitatory effect on the uterus, which not only enhances its contraction force but also improves its tension and contraction rate.
(2) Effects on the uterus
The decoction of motherwort, ethanol extract and the alkaloid of motherwort have excitatory effects on the isolated uterus of rabbits, cats and other animals.
(3) Cardiovascular effects
The effects of motherwort on isolated guinea-pig heart, myocardial ischemia modeled by isoproterenol, significantly increased coronary flow and slowed down the heart rate quite significantly. Intravenous motherwort preparation significantly increased coronary flow, decreased coronary resistance, slowed heart rate and reduced output and left ventricular work in anesthetized dogs.
(4) Anti-platelet aggregation and anti-thrombosis
Modern pharmacological research shows that motherwort can significantly reduce the aggregation of erythrocytes, and at the same time has an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation, platelet thrombosis, fibrin thrombosis. It has good curative effect on hypertension and coronary heart disease.
(5) the role of beauty
It is reported that Wu Zetian, despite her age, but the face does not age, because she used all year round by the motherwort burned ash refined beauty products, with whitening and rejuvenation of the effect of skin.
(6) Benefits to the uterus
Motherwort infusion, and decoction has a strong and long-lasting excitatory effect on the uterus, which not only enhances its contraction, but also increases its tension and contraction rate. It can also be used for those who have blood stasis within the trauma, such as the motherwort ointment recorded in the "Secret Essentials of Wai Tai".
(7) lighten pigmentation
Adhereby using the motherwort whitening cream to massage and wash the face, and consuming motherwort soup 2 to 3 times a week, the internal regulation and external treatment, most of the pigmentation can be effectively faded, and a lot of serious pigmentation can also be lightened.
(8) The purpose of reducing necrosis of brain tissue
The mechanism of action of motherwort alkaloids contained in motherwort is to reduce the oxygen consumption of brain cells by reducing the mitochondrial oxidative stress caused by cell death, and stimulate the activity of adenosine triphosphate to prevent further necrosis of cells, apoptosis, in order to achieve the purpose of reducing necrosis of brain tissue.
(9) Relieve dysmenorrhea
To treat dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is often combined with Yanhuisuo, Angelica sinensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Xiangsui, Sichuan hyssop and other medicines that tonify blood and nourish blood and move qi to relieve pain into a formula, and the dosage of motherwort should be larger, with a commonly used amount of about 30 grams, most of which have obvious effects.
(11) Treatment of kidney disease
Motherwort can be combined with other drugs to achieve the purpose of treating kidney stones, acute nephritis edema, hematuria and other kidney diseases.
(12) Treatment of hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus, the mechanism of the disease is mostly water and stagnation. Motherwort can both activate blood and water, very suitable for its disease mechanism. Often with angelica, red peony, safflower, rhizoma ligusticum, Pueraria lobata, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Radix et Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Radix et Rhizoma Zedoariae, amber, Poria cocos, musk, psyllium, hawthorn and so on, the effect of the use of obvious, there have been a number of cases of experimental treatment.
(13) Treatment of chronic adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and other gynecological diseases
Taking this product has the characteristics of activating blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis, but the nature of flat, can be served for a long time in order to slow down the characteristics of the elimination of the slow, and is often combined with Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Sanleng, red peony, safflower, cowslip, cumin, Taiwan, Wuyao medicine and other grouping to treat the obstruction in the abdomen, but it is necessary to take for a long time in order to be effective.
(14) Inhibiting Cancer
Motherwort contains a variety of trace elements. Selenium has the effect of enhancing the vitality of immune cells, slowing down the occurrence of atherosclerosis and improving the body's defense system against diseases; manganese can be antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.
(15) Other effects
The alkaline subcutaneous injection of motherwort has a central inhibitory effect, the MLD is 0.4-0.6g/kg. Rabbits injected intravenously with 1mg/kg of motherwort alkaloid, can be seen in a significant increase in the amount of urine. In higher concentration, it can cause hemolytic effect of rabbit blood suspension. The aqueous infusion of motherwort alkaloid was diluted with test tube dilution method 1:13-1:10, and it had inhibitory effect on Hirschsprungia, wool-like microsporidium, red epidermolysis bullosa, and stellate Nucella. Motherwort decoction by plate paper method, inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysentery bacillus.
(16) Mingshu Yi Jing
Motherwort has the effect of treating dizziness, name and purpose, used for dizziness and blurred vision of water-dampness upward flooding of body deficiency.
3, motherwort edible methods
(1) in addition to the "acne" cream
①Specific method: 500 grams of motherwort, cut into thin segments, dried in the sun, and then burned to ash. Then use vinegar into pills, fire was red, so repeat 7 times, and then research fine sieve, mix with honey, stored in porcelain.
②How to take: Take one pill a day after meals. This formula has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and can treat freckles, dark spots, chloasma and so on.
(2) treatment of acne porridge
①specific method: first motherwort 50 grams, sumac, peach kernel 9 grams each chopped, add the right amount of water, fry for 30 minutes, remove the slag to take the juice, and then the medicinal juice and 100 grams of black beans with the right amount of water to cook, and then put into the round-grained rice and water to cook porridge, porridge is rotten, add a little brown sugar to mix the service.
②How to take: morning, noon and night each take 1 small bowl, every other day to take 1 dose.
(3) blood nourishing soup
①Specific method: 4 boiled eggs shelled, 30 grams of motherwort, 30 grams of parasol washed, and then put the cooked eggs, motherwort and parasol into the pot, boiled over moderate heat, half an hour later, put the rock sugar, boiled until the rock sugar dissolved.
②How to take: Remove the motherwort and parasol from the soup, eat the egg and drink the soup. This formula nourishes the liver and nourishes blood, women should drink before and after menstruation, the effect is better, can also be used instead of quail eggs, the same effect.
(4) fresh motherwort rolled eggs
① material: fresh motherwort 300 to 400 grams, eggs 2 to 3, 100 grams of lean pork, ginger 3
② practice: fresh motherwort washed, cut; lean pork washed, cut into strips and then chopped into minced meat; in an iron wok with 1250 milliliters of water (about 5 bowls of water) and ginger; martial arts boiled under motherwort and lean pork, then rolled into the eggs. lean meat, and then beat the egg roll for a few moments, under the salt, sesame oil can be.
3 dosage: 3 to 4 people
(5) treatment of dysmenorrhea
Motherwort 30 to 60 grams, 20 grams of yanmingsuo, 2 eggs, add water to cook, eggs cooked shells to cook for a few moments, remove the dregs of the medicine, eat the eggs and drink soup. Before menstruation, once a day for 5 to 7 times.
(6) Treatment of amenorrhea
It is 90 grams of motherwort, 30 grams of orange, 50 grams of brown sugar decoction. Take it once a day for several times.
(7) treatment of functional uterine bleeding
Motherwort 50 grams, 15 grams of adenosine, 2 eggs, add the right amount of water with cooking, cooked egg shells and then cook for a few moments, remove the dregs of the medicine, eat the eggs and drink soup. Once a day for 4 to 5 days.
(8) treatment of postpartum abdominal pain
Motherwort 50 grams, 30 grams of ginger, 20 grams of jujube, 15 grams of brown sugar, water decoction. One dose per day.
(9) endometritis
Motherwort 350 grams, decocted juice with 200 grams of brown sugar, dissolve and wait for the temperature to be served for three days; motherwort 150 grams, 60 grams of cockscomb, powdered irrigation, once a day, served for three days; motherwort, xiakoucao, dandelion, 30 grams of each decoction, served three doses; motherwort, chrysanthemums 16 grams of each, cornhusk, white lentils, dandelion, 10 grams each of white chickweed, decoction with 200 grams of brown sugar, filling or feeding, served for three doses.