Dragee "Evening Plus" with valerian and motherwort is a sedative, antispasmodic and anticonvulsant of plant origin. Parafarm, a Russian pharmaceutical company, makes such a biologically active food supplement. The lack of sugar allows you to take dietary supplements for people with diabetes. It is recommended for use as a mild sedative for mild sleep disturbances. This confirms the instruction “Evening Plus” with valerian and motherwort.
Release form and composition
The tool is presented in one dosage form - dragee for oral administration. Packaged dragees in polymer bottles in the amount of 60 pieces.
1 dragee Evening Plus, weighing 0.16 g, contains valerian rhizome powder, as well as dry motherwort herb extract and peppermint oil.
Pharmacological properties of valerian
This component of the dragee ("Evening Plus" with valerian and motherwort) has a multilateral effect on the body. Valerian has a calming effect on the excited nerve endings and on the nervous system as a whole. It regulates cardiac activity, affecting the centers responsible for the heartbeat. Valerian also normalizes the secretory function of the digestive tract, eliminates spasms of the esophagus, and allows you to regulate the secretion and excretion of bile.
The therapeutic effect of this medicinal substance is due to the complex of natural elements present in valerian, especially essential oil and alkaloids. In the roots of this plant, the amount of essential oils reaches 2%. Valerian-based drugs are used as sedatives for insomnia, excessive nervous agitation, diseases of the cardiovascular system, neurosis, tachycardia.
Supplements are also prescribed for epilepsy, migraine, asthma, digestive tract spasms and in the treatment of neurodermatitis. Sometimes valerian is used in combination with bromine preparations, soothing and cardiac medications. In folk medicine, they are used in the form of decoctions, infusions, powders and extracts. Infusion of the root is used in the menopause, as well as as a restorative after diseases, as this plant helps to improve appetite and strengthen the body.
Pharmacological properties of motherwort
Motherwort herb is a sedative that has a mild antipsychotic property. It is also used in the form of infusions and extracts (often in combination with valerian) with excessive nervous excitability, with heart and vascular diseases, neurosis, in the early stages of the development of hypertension. By the nature of their effects, motherwort preparations are close to those made on the basis of valerian. Clinical trials show that in some cases the sedative effect of motherwort is higher than that of valerian.
Motherwort reduces the excitability of the central nervous system, has an anticonvulsant and antispasmodic effect, slows down the rhythm and increases the strength of heart contractions, and has a slight hypotensive property.
Motherwort herb is also used as a hemostatic and circulatory enhancer. It weakens the effects of adrenaline on blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on fat and carbohydrate metabolism, and reduces glucose, pyruvic and lactic acids, total lipids and cholesterol.
Peppermint Properties
Peppermint oil eliminates nervous excitement resulting from sleep disturbances. It reduces the reactivity of the skin in contact with irritating substances, enhances the protective functions of the skin, evens out its color.
Mint has long been used in folk medicine as an antispasmodic, choleretic, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent that eliminates the fermentation processes in the intestines, strengthens the body, and heals wounds. Peppermint helps to relax the vessels of the brain: with nausea, dizziness, vomiting, motion sickness, with a malfunction of the vestibular apparatus, normalizes cerebral circulation, has antiviral activity, eliminates muscle pain and reduces pain during menstruation.
Indications for use
Supplement "Evening Plus" with valerian and motherwort is recommended for use as a food supplement - a source of flavonoids for insomnia, neurosis and increased irritability. Also, dragees can be used as a means of mitigating menopausal symptoms in women.
Dosage and administration
According to the instructions for use with Vecherny Plus, with valerian and motherwort, adult patients are usually given 4 tablets per meal 3 times a day. The duration of admission is 4 weeks. Extension or reduction of the period must be agreed with the attending physician.
Contraindications
The instructions for use of the "Evening Plus" dragee with valerian and motherwort indicate some restrictions on the use of this drug. These include:
- Pregnancy, lactation.
- Violations of carbohydrate metabolism.
- Individual sensitivity to the active elements of dietary supplements.
Side effects
As a rule, the “Evening Plus” remedy with valerian and motherwort is well tolerated by patients, however, with increased sensitivity to plant ingredients, patients may experience the occurrence of allergic manifestations, characterized by the development of skin rashes. During pregnancy, the use of dragees is not recommended, since its effect on the fetus has not been studied.
Analogs
There are no structural analogues of the Evening Plus tablets with valerian and motherwort, however, there are analogues for the therapeutic effect:
- "Menovalen";
- Novo-Passit;
- Persen
- Relaxil
- "Sedavit";
- "Sedariston";
- "Trivalumen."
It is not recommended to use these drugs on your own, it is better to consult a specialist before doing this.
Means "Evening Plus" valerian and motherwort: reviews
There are both positive and negative reviews about this dragee. Some patients who took this remedy note its effectiveness in sleep disorders, however, to achieve the desired result, you need to take dragees regularly and for a long time. Supplements, they say, really soothe the nervous system, makes the process of falling asleep easier, and sleep - more powerful. Many reviews were left by women who took dragees during menopause. They say that this remedy does not completely eliminate the symptoms of the menopause period, but significantly reduces their severity.
Negative reviews say that there is no proper effect on the background of taking the supplement. Patients note that in some cases, the drug provoked the development of allergies, as a result of which it was necessary to stop taking it.