Motherwort is a medicinal herb that has a fairly wide range of uses. Currently, a person seeking to improve his health is purchasing imported drugs. In the event that there is a problem with the heart or a fight against depression is being conducted, expensive drugs of foreign production are also bought. Many forget that in Russia such a plant as motherwort – herb is very common, tinctures and decoctions of which are much more effective than various new-fangled products of Western origin. This medicinal plant has long been known not only in scientific, but also in traditional medicine. The very first mention of it is found in the medical literature of the 15th century. In ancient times, grass was used as a cough medicine, for headaches and insomnia, as well as for weakness of the heart muscle.
The plant belongs to the category of perennials. Its height is about 100-150 centimeters. The stalk is tetrahedral, erect and has sparse hairs. The leaves below are light green, the top is slightly darker. The flowers are sessile, irregular, enclosing the stem, the color is lilac pink. For medicinal purposes, not inflorescences are used, but grass only on the upper part of the plant.
A medicinal plant grows mainly in the middle part of Russia, in Western Siberia, in Central Asia and in the Caucasus. Bloom, as a rule, begins in the second year of his life, somewhere in the beginning and middle of summer. Grass grows like a weed plant, for the most part in different wastelands, in gardens and kitchen gardens, in cliffs and on slopes. Most likely, this is where its name came from - motherwort. Thanks to all its remarkable pharmacological properties, the herb is widely used in medicine.
Preparations from this medicinal plant soothe the central nervous system, normalize high blood pressure, and with tachycardia, reduce the heart rate, an anticonvulsant effect is noted. Headaches are significantly reduced, overall health is improved, and there is also a light sleeping pill. As a sedative, motherwort acts several times more effective than valerian. Due to its medicinal qualities, it is prescribed in the initial stage of hypertension, angina pectoris, with a mild form of bazedovy disease, treatment with this drug for heart weakness, which can occur against the background of an infectious disease, is also indicated. Treating colic, reducing pain during an exacerbation of a stomach ulcer, improving the well-being of patients with cardiovascular diseases - all this will help overcome and cure motherwort grass. Instructions for use advise taking the juice of a plant 30 or 40 drops three times a day. Tincture is taken before meals, for half an hour. In general, in medicine, not only tincture is used, but also extract and herbal infusion. Tincture is usually 70% alcohol.
As for contraindications, motherwort has no serious limitations. The only thing you should not use for hypotension, because there is a risk of further lowering the pressure. Motherwort herb during pregnancy is prescribed without fear, you can not worry at all, since by the number of side effects, motherwort herb stands far after valerian.
Interestingly, motherwort is a good honey plant. It releases nectar even with prolonged drought. For this reason, in combination with beekeeping, it has a good healing effect. For example, it removes various poisons from the body, and also helps cleanse the body of accumulated toxins.
In addition, motherwort preparations are used in cosmetology and in the field of dermatology. The essential oils found in the plant are part of many hygienic and cosmetic products, such as shampoos, creams, ointments, soaps.