Grass wasteland - perennial plant of the family. In the composition of its leaves and flowers there is rutin, essential oil, tannins, saponins, alkaloid stachydrin and carotene. From them prepare infusions, broths and tinctures which possess set of useful properties.
Medical properties of motherwort
Properties of herb Leonurus are similar to the properties of valerian officinalis. Preparations made from this plant have excellent sedative effect. They have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, reducing its excitability. Motherwort stimulates contraction of the heart muscle and gently reduces blood pressure.
Flowers and leaves of grass have a refreshing and restorative, diaphoretic and diuretic effect. An infusion of herbage motherwort can help those who have painful menstruation or there are constant malfunctions of the menstrual cycle. Decoction from this plant is used externally for the treatment of deep wounds and burns . It has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action.
How to take a motherwort?
With cardiovascular neuroses and nervous excitability, you can take the herbaceous motherwort both as infusions and as decoctions. Prepare them very easily.
The recipe for broth
Ingredients:
- dry grass -15 g;
- water - 200 ml.
Preparation
Pour the grass with boiling water. If you want to make a decoction, boil the mixture for 5 minutes and strain it. To get medical infusion, her herb and water should be left to infuse for 2 hours.
They take such funds for 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day. In diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, drink only recommended infusion 4 times a day for 20 ml.
Alcoholic tincture motherwort can be bought in ready form in the pharmacy or done at home.
Tincture recipe
Ingredients:
- leaves motherwort - 20 g;
- alcohol - 100 ml.
Preparation
Pour the crushed leaves with alcohol. Strain the remedy after 14 days.
Take tincture of 30 drops three times a day.
Contraindications to the use of the motherwort
Speaking about the herb Leonurus, besides the benefits, it is worth mentioning about the harm that this plant can inflict on the body. It stimulates a strong
It is not recommended to use preparations from this herb when:
- arterial hypotension;
- stomach ulcer;
- bradycardia;
- erosive gastritis.
Contraindications to the use of herb Leonurus are also thrombosis and thrombophlebitis.