What effects does motherwort have?

Leonurus japonicus is an annual perennial herb in Labiatae, which tastes slightly bitter and has a slightly cold nature. As the name implies, it can promote blood circulation, break blood, regulate menstruation and detoxify. Motherwort can indeed treat many gynecological diseases. For example, for general dysmenorrhea, it is effective to use motherwort with Rhizoma Corydalis. For patients with deficiency of both qi and blood and weak complexion, the famous Bazhen Mu Yi Pill is composed of Radix Codonopsis, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Poria, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, which is a good prescription for invigorating qi and regulating menstruation. Traditional Mu Yi ointment made of motherwort has the functions of promoting blood circulation, nourishing liver and heart, and regulating menstruation, and has been used for a long time. Amenorrhea can be stewed with motherwort, black beans, brown sugar and old wine. Motherwort 15-30g, 2 eggs, cooked together. When the eggs are cooked, peel off the eggshells, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, cook for a while and eat egg soup. It is also effective for adjuvant treatment of irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain and postpartum abdominal pain. In addition, motherwort has a good effect on women's anti-aging and beauty. It is said that Wu Zetian's beauty secret in the Tang Dynasty is to collect motherwort every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. After processing and modulation, it is used to scrub face and skin in the morning and evening. Motherwort juice is often used to wash face, which can make skin luster, acne and acne disappear and inhibit skin fungi. Put 10g motherwort and 20g hawthorn slices into a teapot, pour them into boiling water, or add a proper amount of rock sugar to drink tea 1g daily. Regular drinking can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, enhance endocrine function and skin immunity, and slow down skin aging. If you grind motherwort, add motherwort powder and honey to fresh cucumber juice, stir it evenly, apply it to your face after washing it at night, and wash it off the next morning, which can effectively remove facial oil, sterilize and moisturize your skin, and have a certain effect on treating acne. However, the efficacy of motherwort is not limited to women, and it has many clinical applications, such as: ① Acute nephritis: taking motherwort 60g, Cirsium japonicum 30g and Cirsium japonicum 30g as the basic prescription, adding honeysuckle and isatis root 9- 12g to infected people, adding ootheca ootheca 30g to patients with severe proteinuria, and decocting in water for 65,438 days. 30-60g of motherwort, 20-30g of salvia miltiorrhiza, 0/5-20g of angelica, Ligusticum wallichii and Paeonia lactiflora/kloc-,and can also be decocted in water; ② Chronic nephritis: Motherwort, Radix Isatidis, Flos Lonicerae, Lalang Grass Rhizome and Herba Violae each 30g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Flos Carthami each 9-15g, and Semen Persicae 9g, decocted in water, which can eliminate urinary protein and restore renal function; ③ Hypertension: decocting motherwort 15g instead of tea can reduce blood pressure rapidly, especially for patients with nephritis and hypertension, which has the effect of lowering blood pressure and reducing swelling; ④ Chronic left heart failure: Patients with symptoms of sitting breathing and paroxysmal dyspnea at night can be decocted with a large dose of motherwort water, generally 200 grams, and a small amount of cassia twig is better; ⑤ Cerebral thrombosis: Motherwort 30g, decocted in water, three times a month, 10 day is 1 course of treatment, generally taking it continuously for 2-4 courses; ⑥ Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Motherwort and Lobelia Chinensis each 30g, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 12-30g, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria, Alismatis Rhizoma 1 2g, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride and Cortex Moutan 6g, decocted in water, daily1dose; ⑦ Peripheral vascular diseases: thrombotic superficial vein, 30-50g motherwort can be used in acute phase, and it can be compatible with Cortex Moutan, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Herba Taraxaci, etc. 30-50g motherwort is used in chronic stage, and angelica, salvia miltiorrhiza, earthworm, sargentgloryvine and the like are added. Acute thrombophlebitis is prepared by decocting Herba Leonuri 60-100g, Herba Violae 30g, Radix Glycyrrhizae 30g, Radix Arnebiae15g, Radix Paeoniae Rubra and Cortex Moutan in water. The affected limb was coated with 500 grams of rhubarb powder, purple gold ingot 10 gram and flour. ⑧ Skin pruritus: motherwort 30g, Schizonepeta tenuifolia 65438 00g, Sophora flavescens 65438 00g, Rhizoma Atractylodis 65438 00g, Dictamni Radicis 65438 05g, Kochia scoparia 65438 05g, Fructus Cnidii and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae 65438 0g, cicada slough 5g, and water.