Motherwort is the whole grass of Motherwort, family Labiatae. Annual or biennial herb, summer flowering. Born in the mountain wilderness, field ridge, grassland and so on. Most parts of the country are distributed. Picked in the summer when the flowers are not in full bloom. Motherwort stems are square cylindrical, four sides concave into longitudinal grooves, 30 to 60 centimeters long, 5 millimeters in diameter, the surface gray-green-green or yellow-green, densely covered with strigose hairs, light, tough, section of the middle has a pith, the leaves are interacting with each other, and more off crumpled and broken, the complete leaf blade is gray-green, the lower leaves palmate 3-lobed, the central cut into a number of oblong linear lobes; the upper leaves pinnatipartite or shallowly cleft into 3 pieces. Verticillasters axillary, flowers purple, more deciduous, calyx should be shaped, persistent, with nutlets, gas faint, taste.
Effectiveness of motherwort
Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, diuretic and swelling. It is used for menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure, dysmenorrhea, edema and urination; edema in acute nephritis.
Motherwort, also known as Cnidium sativum, kunmu, is a herb, bitter, pungent, slightly cold. As it contains trace elements such as selenium and manganese, it can be antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and therefore, has the effect of nourishing the face.
Effects of Motherwort
Effects on the uterus: Motherwort decoction, ethanol extract and motherwort alkaloids have an excitatory effect on the isolated uterus of rabbits, cats and other animals.
Effects of motherwort
Antiplatelet aggregation and antithrombotic: In vitro experiments proved that motherwort and its extracts have antagonistic effects on adp-induced platelet aggregation in normal animals. In vivo experiments also proved that motherwort can significantly reduce the total number of platelets in the peripheral circulation and platelets and their aggregates in the alveolar wall capillaries. Motherwort had a significant dissolving effect on red thrombi in the pulmonary circulation of rabbits. In addition,
Motherwort also has the effect of enhancing the cellular immunity of the body and so on. It has the effect of improving coronary circulation and protecting the heart: motherwort can promote the rapid recovery of local blood flow microcirculation disorders caused by isoproterenol.
Cardiovascular effects: motherwort on isolated guinea pig hearts, isoprenaline caused myocardial ischemia model, can significantly increase coronary flow and slow down the heart rate quite significantly. In anesthetized dogs, injection of motherwort preparation significantly increased coronary flow, decreased coronary resistance, slowed heart rate and reduced output and left ventricular function.
The role of the respiratory center: motherwort has a direct excitatory effect, the anesthetized cat intravenous injection of motherwort base, respiratory frequency and amplitude were significantly increased, but in large doses, the respiratory is from the excitement to inhibit, and become weak and irregular. After severing the nerves on both sides, there was no respiratory stimulation.
Effects on intestinal smooth muscle: A small amount of epsilon alkaloids can make the rabbit isolated intestinal tubes tensile relaxation, amplitude expansion, a large amount of the amplitude becomes smaller, and the frequency increases.
Other effects: motherwort alkaline subcutaneous injection has a central inhibitory effect, mld of 0.4-0.6g/kg. Rabbits injected intravenously with epsom salts alkaline 1mg/kg, a significant increase in urine output was seen. Erythrartine can cause hemolytic effect of rabbit blood suspension at higher concentration. The aqueous infusion of motherwort alkaloid diluted with test tube dilution method 1:13-1:10 has inhibitory effect on Trichoderma xulans, wool-like microsporidium, red epidermolysis bullosa, stellate nucella. Motherwort decoction with plate paper method, inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysentery bacillus.
Precautions when taking motherwort medicines
It is not suitable to be used with epinephrine. Motherwort has antihypertensive effects and can reduce or even reverse the effects of epinephrine.
Not to be used with isoprenaline. Motherwort increases coronary flow, slows heart rate, and can antagonize the ? -the cardiac excitatory effects of the receptor stimulant isoprenaline.
Not suitable for use with atropine. Diminishes the antihypertensive effect of motherwort.
In addition, modern research has found that the active ingredient of motherwort has an excitatory effect on the uterus and can contract the uterus, so it should be avoided during pregnancy. At present, there are many forms of motherwort on the market, such as motherwort cream, motherwort granules, motherwort tablets, etc. The active ingredients of various medicines are different, so patients should be under the guidance of a doctor, depending on the specific medicines and with reference to changes in the condition.