What are the effects of motherwort for pregnant women?

Motherwort is a traditional Chinese medicine. I think female friends should be familiar with it. If you have stomach pain during menstruation, drinking motherwort granules can effectively relieve it. Motherwort also has a certain effect on postpartum women, but I think there must be many people who don’t know what effect it will have. Today I will introduce to you the effects of motherwort on postpartum women.

Motherwort, a traditional Chinese medicine, is the fresh or dried above-ground part of the motherwort plant of the Lamiaceae family. Fresh products are harvested from the seedling stage in spring to the early summer before flowering; dried products are harvested in summer when the stems and leaves are lush and the flowers have not yet bloomed or have just bloomed, and then sun-dried or cut into sections and sun-dried. Widely distributed throughout the country. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, retained lochia, edema, oliguria, sores and swelling.

1. Effect on the uterus: Motherwort decoction, alcohol extract and the leonurine it contains have a stimulating effect on the uterus of many animals such as rabbits, cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. When the decoction of Motherwort is administered to the isolated uterus of rabbits, it has a stimulating effect regardless of whether the uterus is non-pregnant, early pregnant, late pregnant or postpartum. For the uterus in situ, the stimulating effect appears 30 minutes after rapid intravenous injection, and its intensity and duration of action increase with increasing dosage.

2. Improve coronary circulation and protect the heart: Motherwort can promote the rapid recovery of local blood microcirculation disorders caused by isoproterenol.

3. Effects on cardiovascular system: Motherwort can strengthen the heart, increase coronary blood flow and myocardial blood flow. Small doses of leonurine have an enhancing effect on the contraction of isolated frog hearts, while large doses have an inhibitory effect.

4. Effect on the respiratory center: Motherwort has a direct excitatory effect.

5. Effect on kidneys: Motherwort can treat renal failure in dogs.

6. Effect on intestinal smooth muscle: A small amount of leonurine can relax the tension of the isolated rabbit intestine and expand the amplitude. A large amount will reduce the amplitude and increase the frequency.

The above content is an introduction to the effects of motherwort on postpartum women. I believe that now everyone must know what role motherwort can play for postpartum women. Postpartum women are a relatively special group. I hope everyone can pay attention to it and take good care of their bodies so that they can give birth to a healthy baby.