Benefits of Motherwort Juice

Motherwort is the whole herb of the plant Leonurus japonicus of the Lamiaceae family. It is an annual or biennial herb that blooms in summer. It grows in mountainous wastelands, ridges, grasslands, etc. It is distributed in most parts of the country. It grows luxuriantly in summer and is picked before the flowers are fully opened. It tastes bitter and cool. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation, and eliminating water. It is effective for women with irregular menstruation, fetal leakage, dystocia, retained placenta, postpartum blood fainting, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, metrorrhagia, hematuria, hematochezia, carbuncle, ulcers, etc.

Clinical efficacy and effects of Motherwort:

1. It has a stimulating effect on the uterus.

2. Anti-platelet aggregation and coagulation effects.

3. Improve coronary circulation and protect the heart.

4. It has an enhancing effect on cardiovascular contraction.

5. Direct stimulatory effect on the respiratory center.

6. Effect on intestinal smooth muscle: A small amount of leonurine can relax the tension of the isolated rabbit intestine and expand the amplitude, while a large amount will reduce the amplitude and increase the frequency.

7. Effect on kidneys: Motherwort has the effect of treating canine renal failure.

The efficacy and function of motherwort prescription:

1. Treat dystocia: Crush the juice of motherwort into 70 grams, decoct it and take half of it at once. If there is no fresh one, use 100 grams of dried one and boil it in 70 grams of water.

2. To treat fetal death in the womb: mash the motherwort, add a little warm water and squeeze out the juice, then drink it all at once.

3. For the treatment of restless fetuses caused by taking medicine during pregnancy, if the fetus is restless and cannot sleep due to weakness, take 2 liang of Yimu (washed and roasted). Grind the above into fine powder and make pills with jujube meat as big as marbles. Take one pill each time, chew it carefully and drink it with ginseng decoction.