Motherwort Extract

Description

Motherwort’s several species are native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia and grow wild in Canada and the United States. For therapeutic purposes, the species are generally interchangeable. As its name implies, motherwort was used by the people in these geographical regions as a folk remedy for female reproductive disorders. Motherwort was also used for certain types of heart conditions, as the Latin word cardiaca indicates. Today,motherwort is recommended by herbalists and Commission E for heart palpitations occurring with anxiety attacks or other nervous disorders. Motherwort herb consists of the aboveground parts of Leonurus cardiaca L., gathered during flowering season, and their preparations in effective dosage. The preparation contains alkaloids (stachydrine), glycosides of bitter principles, and bufenolide.

Specification

Function

1.Motherwort Extract can be used for treatment of irregular menstruation caused by stasis in the blood division of women, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea.
2.Motherwort Extract can be used for treatment of edema, difficulty in urination with stagnant heat.
3.Motherwort Extract can also be used to treat skin sore and carbuncle caused by noxious heat, by its effect of clearing away heat and toxins.
4.Motherwort Extract can be used to treat amenorrhea (abnormal absence or suppression of menses), dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) and obstructed menstruation due to blood stasis, postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation, etc.