Motherwort decoction: recipe and how to take

Motherwort is a perennial or biennial plant of the Lamiaceae family. Motherwort grows in meadows, glades, forest edges, and in wastelands - for which he was given this name. Some types of motherwort have medicinal properties.

Chemical composition and medicinal properties

Motherwort contains the following substances in its composition: quinqueloside, quercitrin, rutin, cosmosiin, hyperoside, quercimerythrin. As well as tannins, bitter glycosides, iridoids - ayugozide, ayugol, and haliridoside. The nitrogenous bases are stakhidrin and choline.

Thanks to these compounds and substances, motherwort has a hypotensive, sedative effect, normalizes heart rhythms, fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolism.

Motherwort has long been known for its healing properties, it is used not only by folk, but also by official medicine. The plant was studied by scientists, biologists and physicians, who confirmed the properties of the plant and found that preparations from it are close in their actions to preparations from valerian. There is an opinion that the sedative properties of motherwort are 3 times more effective than those of valerian.

As scientists have established, motherwort has an antibacterial, astringent, diuretic, tonic, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, and sedative effect. These actions are necessary for the treatment of a large number of diseases.

Currently, pharmaceutical companies produce motherwort herb tinctures, which must be accompanied by instructions for use. Alcohol tincture, or tinctures and decoctions prepared at home, are used for neurosis, increased nervous excitability, hypertension, ischemia, thyrotoxicosis, vegetative-vascular dystonia, thyrotoxicosis, stomach and gastrointestinal spasms, flatulence, gastrointestinal neurosis, arrhythmia, insomnia, cardiosclerosis, depression, thyroid problems, intestinal inflammation, problems with monthly,

Outwardly, a decoction of motherwort grass is used to treat boils, abrasions, burns, purulent wounds, psoriasis, eczema.

Sometimes decoctions and tinctures from motherwort herb are used in complex treatment, along with other drugs, this allows you to achieve optimal results in a short time. But the use of motherwort should be carried out only under the supervision of a doctor, so as not to cause harm to health.

In pharmacies, you can buy tablets or alcohol tincture from motherwort. Tablets are drugs that have a sedative, anticonvulsant, cardiotonic, diuretic effect. But they are contraindicated in acute gastritis and ulcers in the digestive tract. Doses and contraindications are indicated in the instructions for use.

Alcohol tincture is made from 70% alcohol, five-lobed and cordial types of motherwort. It is prescribed for disorders of the central nervous system, depression, neurosis, hypertension, pain in the heart. Tincture has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, eliminates inflammation in the respiratory organs.

Motherwort for men, women and children

In addition to diseases of the cardiovascular system, motherwort is useful for men suffering from prostatitis and prostate adenoma.

For women, motherwort is useful in its ability to stop uterine bleeding. It is prescribed for menstrual irregularities, to mitigate the effects of PMS and conditions during menopause.

The sedative, diuretic, cardiotonic, anticonvulsant properties of motherwort make it an effective medicine during pregnancy. It has fewer contraindications and side effects than valerian, so it is prescribed as a sedative, in addition, the plant helps to more easily endure toxicosis and associated nausea, improves blood circulation, relieves colic and flatulence.

Together with other drugs, it is useful for hypertension, uterine hypertonicity, heart problems and edema. In these cases, motherwort is combined with other medicinal herbs - hawthorn, mint, lemon balm, valerian.

As for the treatment of children with motherwort, here the opinions of physicians differ. The fact is that this plant has a bitter taste, and children are unlikely to want to drink infusions and teas prepared on its basis. For the same reason, motherwort should not be drunk during feeding, it is better to use it for bathing babies.

For children over 12 years old, preparations from the plant are prescribed for restless sleep, hyperactivity, heart disorders, VVD, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, neurotic conditions, and indigestion.

Procurement of raw materials

For medicinal purposes, the top of the herb is used along with leaves and flowers. The plant is harvested in dry weather, in the middle of summer, during flowering. Lateral shoots must be cut along with a stem 35-40 cm long.

Dry the raw materials, spreading them in a thin layer, under a canopy or in the attic, excluding direct sunlight. Raw materials are considered ready when they become brittle.

Store the grass in plastic or paper bags, in cloth bags. Medicinal properties persist for 2-3 years.

Recipes

How to cook and how to drink a decoction of motherwort? There are many recipes using this plant, and the technology for preparing preparations from a medicinal plant is very simple. Traditional healers advise not to boil grass and motherwort flowers, but to make infusions or decoctions in a water bath - with this preparation, more useful substances are retained in the raw materials.

Recipe 1.

A decoction for neurosis and insomnia. You need to take 15 grams of motherwort grass, pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, and then bring the mixture to a boil. Boil the broth for 5 minutes, then cool and strain. Drink a decoction prepared according to this recipe, you need 1 tbsp. 3 times a day before meals and then at night. You can also use honey if you wish.

Recipe 2.

A decoction for flatulence and pain in the intestines. 2 tbsp dry chopped motherwort herb pour 500 ml of hot water and put on fire. Bring to a boil, cover and brew for an hour. Strain, drink 100 ml 15-20 minutes before meals. the same decoction is suitable for external use.

Recipe 3.

A decoction for depression and nervous exhaustion. Pour 2 pinches of motherwort flowers into 400 ml of boiling water, heat in a water bath for 20 minutes, let cool and infuse for 30 minutes. Take 50 ml 3 times a day before meals and at bedtime.

Recipe 4.

Infusion from motherwort. 1 tbsp dry, crushed raw materials pour 200 boiling water, insist 1 hour, filter. With nervous excitability, you need to drink 50 or 100 ml of infusion three times a day before meals. The infusion also has a calming effect on pain in the stomach and intestines due to a nervous breakdown.

Recipe 5.

Motherwort tea. 2 tsp motherwort herbs, 2 tsp chamomile flowers, pour 200 ml of boiling water, let it brew for 15 minutes, strain and drink 60-70 ml during the day before meals.

Recipe 6.

Calming infusion. First, make a collection of 20 grams of motherwort grass, 15 grams of St. John's wort, 10 grams of lemon balm, 10 grams of hawthorn, 5 grams of valerian roots. Then take 2 tsp. mixture and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse for 15 minutes, strain, drink throughout the day, divided into equal parts. The tool helps to calm the nerves, normalizes blood pressure, eliminates pain in the heart, besides, it is a good prevention of atherosclerosis.

Recipe 7.

Alcohol tincture. 100 grams of raw materials should be poured with 500 ml of medical alcohol with a strength of 70%, leave for a week in a dark, cool place, and then strain. For nervous disorders and hypertension, the tincture should be taken 15-30 drops three times a day before meals with water.

Recipe 8.

Bath decoction. In the morning, pour 2 cups of dry motherwort herb with three liters of hot water, bring to a boil, insist all day, strain in the evening, and pour the broth into a warm bath. The procedure will be useful for both adults and children to calm and improve sleep.

Contraindications

Motherwort should not be taken with individual intolerance, low blood pressure,

ulcers in the digestive tract, bradycardia, gastritis with erosion.

An overdose of motherwort is not allowed, it can cause allergies, nausea, vomiting, dizziness. In addition, in case of an overdose, bloody diarrhea, aching joints, and intense thirst may occur, therefore, motherwort preparations should be taken under the supervision of a doctor.

It is allowed to combine treatment with motherwort with other drugs, but also under medical supervision. According to scientists, motherwort enhances the effects of sleeping pills and analgesics - these features must be taken into account.

Motherwort has a mild hypnotic effect, inhibits the psychomotor reaction, dulls concentration, so it should not be taken by persons whose work is associated with risk and danger - drivers, pilots, machinists, operators of complex equipment.

As for the duration of taking medicines from motherwort, according to traditional healers, the treatment should consist of several cycles - 20 days of taking the medicine, 10 days - a break. It is necessary to conduct three such courses, and then take a break for 1 month. All the time of treatment, you need to listen to your body, pay attention to how it will react to the medicine, and immediately abandon it if you do not like the reaction.