The motherwort plant can grow to about one meter in the wild, and in the summer it produces small purple petals with sharp thorns, the purple flowers are called red motherwort, and there is a white flower called white motherwort, the two kinds of grass are exactly the same, only the color of the petals is different.
1, growth habit
Motherwort belongs to the herbaceous plants, by seed reproduction, the survival rate is very high, it is easy to reproduce, like warm and humid climate. Sun-loving motherwort seeds sprout in the spring of each year, when the weather is warming up, and the best time to pick them is when the pre-emergent motherwort grows to a height of 10 centimeters.
2, composition and pharmacology
Motherwort has long been known, because it has the effect of tonifying yin, activating blood circulation and regulating menstruation, clearing heat and removing toxins, and is mostly used by women to treat symptoms such as irregular menstruation, and bad dew. Women give birth to children in the process, there will be people with a lot of physical discomfort and disease, is used by generations of medical doctors to treat gynecological diseases of the important medicine, can be said to be the holy products of women.
3, as a traditional Chinese medicine
Motherwort contains whitening ingredients, there are some antioxidants and other trace elements, some people make it into a mask, you can make the skin fairer and anti-aging, there are a number of antioxidants and other trace elements, motherwort branches, stems and leaves processed can be eaten directly, can be cold or made into soups.
4, edible method
Sun-dried motherwort, squeezed into powder, the eggs plus red dates in the pot boiled for ten minutes, and then add a small amount of motherwort powder, men and women of all ages are suitable. Fresh motherwort leaves can also be made into lean meat and egg porridge, first cook the rice, then add fresh pork slices, before the pork is cooked, put fresh motherwort leaves stewed for 10 minutes, you can eat.