The efficacy and function of motherwort tea

It is said that motherwort is a woman's heirloom, because a woman's life is inseparable from motherwort. Motherwort is not only good for women with gynecological diseases, but also suitable for some parturients and pregnant women. Motherwort is very effective in regulating menstruation, so some manufacturers will make motherwort into motherwort tea for women to drink every day. So what are the effects and functions of motherwort tea?

1. Efficacy

1. Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation. Motherwort is pungent, dispersing, bitter and laxative in nature, and mainly enters the blood. It is good at activating blood circulation, regulating menstruation, removing blood stasis and dredging menstruation. It is an important medicine for gynecological and obstetric diseases.

2. Diuretic and anti-edema. Motherwort is pungent in nature and belongs to the bladder meridian, so it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling.

3. Clear away heat and detoxify. Motherwort is pungent, bitter and laxative, and has a cold nature and clears away heat. It can not only promote blood circulation and disperse blood stasis to relieve pain, but also clear away heat and detoxify to reduce swelling. 2. Application in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea due to blood stasis.

Motherwort can treat blood stasis, dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea, and can be taken alone in the form of a paste, such as Motherwort fluid extract and Motherwort paste.

2. Treating persistent lochia

It can be used to treat postpartum lochia retention, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, or dystocia. It can be taken alone as a decoction or a paste, or it can be used together with other drugs such as angelica, Chuanxiong, and frankincense.

3. Treat edema and oliguria.

Motherwort can not only promote diuresis and reduce swelling, but also promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is especially suitable for edema caused by water and blood stasis. It can be used alone or together with Imperata root, Zedoaria, etc. It is used to treat stranguria and hematuria caused by blood heat and blood stasis, and is often used in combination with Plantago seed, Pyrola, Akebia, etc.

4. Treat injuries caused by falls

Motherwort is used for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, and can be used together with Chuanxiong, Angelica, etc.; for the treatment of sores, carbuncles and swellings, motherwort can be used alone for external washing or external application, or it can be combined with Phellodendron chinense, Taraxacum mongolicum, Sophora flavescens, etc. to make a decoction for oral administration.

Motherwort soaked in red dates: warms the meridians and nourishes blood, removes blood stasis and relieves pain

Prepare 20 grams of motherwort, 100 grams of red dates, and 20 grams of brown sugar. Place motherwort and red dates in two bowls respectively, add 650 grams of water to each, and soak for about half an hour. Then pour the soaked motherwort into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and continue cooking for half an hour. After cooking, filter out the soup with gauze, then add 500 grams of water to the residue, cook in the same way, separate the soup, then pour the two cooked soups into the pot together, add red dates and boil together, pour into a bowl, add brown sugar until it melts, and soak for about half an hour and it's done.

Finally, experts also recommend that female friends should not take motherwort products for a long time. If there are no corresponding symptoms in the body, there is no need to take it. Motherwort can easily damage the spleen and stomach, and is especially not suitable for people with poor digestive function and prone to diarrhea. In addition, if you suffer from gynecological inflammations such as pelvic inflammatory disease and cervicitis, the therapeutic effect of simply taking motherwort is very mild. Do not regard motherwort as a panacea for women.