Herbage Leonurus: medicinal properties and contraindications, features of application and reviews

The herb Leonurus, whose medicinal properties and contraindications are described in this article, is a herbaceous perennial plant. In traditional and folk medicine, it is valuable for its soothing, sedative, cardiotonic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, hypotensive effect. It is mainly used in the form of tablets and alcohol tincture.

Motherwort, medicinal properties and contraindications to which people have long been known, is an excellent remedy for insomnia and "nerves". But the grass has a number of other useful properties. It is used actively as a restorative, cardiotonic, anticonvulsant, antispasmodic, diuretic. In the state pharmacopoeia of our country, this herb takes its place of honor.

Kinds

How does a plant look like a motherwort? There are 25 species of this herbaceous perennial plant. Only three of them are used for medical purposes. For useful properties and morphological structure, these species are similar to each other.

Motherwort hairy (five-lobed)

The height of this plant can reach 150 cm. This species has an upright stem with a small number of branches, as well as pubescent hairs. An interesting feature of the leaves is the jagged, 3-5-lobed margin; Dark green on top, gray below; On two sides of a leaf with glandular hairs. Collected flowers in whorls, bilabial, small, pink. In the botanical classification previously referred to the type of cardiac motherwort.

Motherwort (heart)

Its main difference is a bare stalk, slightly hairy on the ribs. In addition, he has very little on the leaves of glandular hairs, flowers with a naked cup, smaller.

Motherwort bluish

Leaves and stems have a grayish color, hence the name of this plant. Stalk pubescent, able to reach a height of 1 meter. On whorls the flowers are small, pale pink.

Areal

All 3 species refer to weed (ruderal) plants. They can quickly capture resource free territories, while forming thickets. They prefer to grow near dwellings and roads, in weedy places, gardens, rare forests, ravines, beams, vacant lots, slopes and cliffs, a railway embankment and abandoned quarries, pastures and pastures, can be found less often along river banks. The grass prefers clayey, sandy soils, while enriched with nitrogen.

Distributed throughout Eastern and Central Europe, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia, as well as Western and Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, China, and also in the Caucasus. Well caught on as an introduction plant in North America. The range of the blue-breasted motherwort in Russia is somewhat limited, basically it can be seen in the European part and in the southern regions of our country.

Workpiece

Harvest recommend the entire top of the grass with flowers together. In addition, useful substances are found in the leaves.

Therapeutic action

Motherwort has medicinal properties and contraindications for men and women is very different. Its pharmacological action:

• Soothing;
• Antispasmodic;
• Bactericidal;
• Sedative;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Expectorant;
• Diuretic;
• Cardiotonic;
• Antipyretic;
• Hypotensive;
• Restorative;
• Wound healing.

The herb Leonurus medicinal properties and contraindications has, as already mentioned above, the most diverse. He has other healing properties:

• Anticonvulsant;
• Hemostatic;
• Regulating the menstrual cycle;
• Astringent.

Indications for use

The herb Leonurus medicinal properties and contraindications extends to all human systems. What does it heal? At what symptoms and illnesses is it most effective?

1. The cardiovascular system. With increased pressure, drinking is useful for normalizing the rhythm of the heart. This is the famous cardiotonic in scientific medicine. Assign it for myocarditis, angina, heart failure, cardioneurosis, autonomic dystonia, dyspnea, atherosclerosis, sclerosis of the brain vessels. The herb perfectly stimulates blood circulation, in addition, it effectively improves blood composition, hence, it is prescribed for anemia.
2. CNS. Helps the grass with neuroses, insomnia, heightened anxiety, hysteria, panic attacks and fear, relieves neuralgic and headaches. Not inferior to the effect on the central nervous system valerian. In addition, the herb can be prescribed in the complex treatment of seizures, epilepsy, paralysis.
3. Digestive system. Grass benefits from abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract, while it alleviates pain, spasms, eliminates bloating, easily helps with colic and intestinal colic.
4. Urinary system. Used in therapy for edema, cystitis associated with cardiac and renal insufficiency.
5. Respiratory system. This herb has an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect. Decoctions are effective for coughing (bronchial asthma, bronchitis, ARVI, pneumonia, influenza). In addition, it is used as a febrifuge and diaphoretic.
6. Endocrinology. The plant cleanses the blood, normalizes the metabolism, acts on the hormonal system, while the motherwort is prescribed for various diseases of the thyroid gland.
7. External use. Infusions, fresh juice and alcohol tinctures of the plant are used in people for the treatment of non-healing wounds, ulcers, burns.

Contraindications

So, motherwort medicinal properties and contraindications for women and men is very different. What are its contraindications? They are few: allergic reaction, individual intolerance, bradycardia, thrombosis, varicose veins. In addition, the official instruction states that this herb can not be taken during pregnancy and during lactation. This question must be addressed individually with the doctor in charge. The plant is used with caution in hypotension, since it can cause harm - reduce the pressure greatly, cause lethargy and drowsiness.

Pharmaceutical products

Motherwort in tablets, medicinal properties and contraindications of which are analogous to the plant itself, can be found in various packages: from 10 to 100 pieces. The drug refers to the pharmacological preparations of cardiotonic, sedative, anticonvulsant action. In addition, it is used as a diuretic "Motherwort Forte".

The medicinal properties and contraindications of the tincture are similar. The main active substance is the extracts of the five-lobed and cardiac motherwort. True grass is on 70% alcohol. The main pharmacological action is hypotensive, sedative, soothing.

Infusion

How to brew a motherwort, whose medicinal properties and contraindications are described in this article? The difference between infusion and tea is not. In different herbalists, each recipe can be called differently. But usually infusions persist longer, while tea - about 15 minutes.

Recipe for infusion

It will take a tablespoon of raw materials. Pour a glass of boiling water. 1 hour insist. Then strain. Use in this form a motherwort, medicinal properties and contraindications which are of interest to many today, depending on the symptoms - for ½ or ¼ cup three times a day. Perfectly helps with nervous excitability, the remedy is effective in diseases of the intestines and stomach, which are associated with "nerves".

Tea

Take a couple tablespoons of herbs. Pour it with a glass of hot water. About 10 minutes, insist. Strain. After a day, you can drink a glass of this tea, dividing it by 3 uses. The course of treatment can last up to a month.

Sedative collection

Mix the mixture from equal parts of St. John's wort, motherwort, hawthorn and lemon balm, valerian. It will take 2 tbsp. Spoons of this mixture. Pour it with a glass of hot water. Infuse for about 10 minutes, then strain. Such a collection, according to the reviews, perfectly helps with dystonia, relieves anxiety, attacks of fear. In addition, it is good to drink for the prevention of atherosclerosis, as well as the normalization of the heart.

Alcoholic tincture of motherwort: medicinal properties and contraindications

Domestic tincture is recommended to cook on 70% alcohol. Use it for all diagnoses and symptoms above mentioned. This is a popular healing form of herbs.

It will take some of the raw materials. It must be filled with 5 full parts of alcohol. 7 days, insist in a dark place, then strain.

The course of treatment and dose is prescribed by the doctor, given the severity of symptoms and individual characteristics. The acceptable dose is 30 drops three times a day. Droplet the drops in the water. Contraindications are indicated above.

Reviews

Reading reviews on the use of motherwort, you can find out that the plant is effective as a sedative and sedative. But it is worth remembering that in everything you need to know the extent - what helps us with an overdose can be harmful!