Motherwort plant instructions for use. Tea with motherwort, or bringing back infant sleep

general characteristics

Pieces of tetrahedral or split stems, leaves and inflorescences passing through a sieve (5600). The color is grayish green.

Motherwort grass contains flavonoids, iridoids, glycosides, tannins, nitrogenous bases and other biologically active substances.

Pharmacotherapeutic group

Other hypnotics and sedatives.

Pharmacotherapeutic properties

Infusion of motherwort herb has a sedative, moderate hypotensive and cardiotonic effect.

Indications for use

In complex therapy of functional disorders of the nervous system (neurasthenia); in complex therapy of functional disorders of cardiac activity. Use for these purposes is based only on experience of long-term use.

Directions for use and doses

About 8 g (2 tablespoons) of raw materials are placed in an enamel or other suitable container, filled with 200 ml (1 cup) of water at room temperature, covered with a lid, and heated in boiling water (water bath) for 15 minutes. Cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter. The remaining raw materials are squeezed out. The volume of the resulting infusion is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.

Adults and children over 12 years of age take 1/3 cup orally 1–3 times a day 1 hour before meals.

The frequency of administration and duration of treatment are determined by the doctor, taking into account the characteristics of the disease, the achieved effect and tolerability of the drug.

Features of use in patients with impaired liver and/or kidney function: no information available.

Side effect

Allergic reactions, fatigue, drowsiness, dizziness, and decreased blood pressure are possible. If adverse reactions occur, including those not listed in this instruction, you should stop using the drug and consult a doctor.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, bradycardia, arterial hypotension, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, erosive gastritis (acute phase), pregnancy, lactation, children under 12 years of age.

Overdose

In case of overdose, side effects may increase (fatigue, drowsiness, dizziness, decreased blood pressure). If symptoms of overdose occur, stop using the drug and consult a doctor. Treatment is symptomatic.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

Use during pregnancy is contraindicated; motherwort herb can increase the tone of the uterus. Use during breastfeeding is not recommended due to lack of sufficient data.

Use in children

Use in children under 12 years of age is not recommended due to the lack of sufficient data. In children aged 12 - 18 years, use only after consulting a doctor.

Impact on the ability to drive a car and work with moving mechanisms

While taking the drug, the speed of psychomotor reactions may decrease. During the treatment period, it is recommended to refrain from driving vehicles and working with moving mechanisms.

Precautionary measures

Before taking the medicine, consult a doctor.

If symptoms persist or worsen while taking the drug, you should consult a doctor. Immediate medical attention is needed if pain occurs in the heart area radiating to the arm, upper abdomen, neck, or if respiratory failure develops (for example, shortness of breath).

Motherwort- tablets with a sedative, hypnotic effect on a plant basis.
Motherwort herb contains steroid glycosides, essential oil, stachydrine, alkaloid leopurine, flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, quinqueloside), provitamin A, ascorbic acid, saponins, sugar, dyes and tannins, bitters, mineral salts.
Motherwort preparations enhance inhibition processes or reduce excitation processes in the central nervous system, facilitate falling asleep and deepen natural sleep, help normalize blood pressure, and have a moderate cardiotonic effect.
With long-term use, they do not cause addiction or the development of mental and physical dependence.

Indications for use

A drug Motherwort used by adults as a sedative for increased nervous excitability, cardiovascular neuroses, in the early stages of hypertension, and for mild forms of sleep and sleep disorders.

Mode of application

Adults and children over 12 years old, 1 tablet orally Motherwort(14 mg) 3-4 times a day.
The duration of the course of treatment is determined by the doctor individually for each patient, taking into account the nature, severity and characteristics of the course of the disease, the stability of the achieved therapeutic effect and tolerability of the drug.

Side effects

Skin: rashes, itching, hyperemia and swelling of the skin.
From the digestive tract: dyspepsia.
From the immune system: allergic reactions.
From the nervous system: dizziness, drowsiness, feeling of fatigue, decreased mental and physical performance.

Contraindications

Contraindications to the use of the drug Motherwort are: increased sensitivity to biologically active substances contained in medicinal plant materials; tendency to arterial hypotension.

Pregnancy

A drug Motherwort Contraindicated during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Interaction with other drugs

Motherwort may potentiate the pharmacological effects of sedatives, hypnotics, analgesics, antihypertensive drugs and cardiac glycosides, and also enhances the effect of alcohol.

Overdose

If the recommended doses of the drug are exceeded Motherwort Dizziness, drowsiness, and decreased blood pressure may occur.
Treatment. In case of overdose, stop using the drug. Symptomatic and supportive therapy is prescribed (in accordance with the clinical condition of the patient).

Storage conditions

Store in original packaging at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C.
Keep out of the reach of children.

Release form

Motherwort - 14 mg tablets
Packing: 10 in blisters.

Compound

1 tablet Motherwort contains motherwort herb thick extract (Leonuri cardiaca herba) (1:0.15) (extractant - ethanol 70.0% (v/v)), in terms of total flavonoid content 0.4% and dry matter - 14 mg/
Excipients: lactose, monohydrate; potato starch; confectionery sugar; talc; calcium stearate; silicified cellulose, microcrystalline.

Additionally

During drug treatment Motherwort You should refrain from driving vehicles and performing other work that requires increased attention and quick mental and motor reactions.
Children. The drug is not used in children under 12 years of age.

Main settings

Name:	MOTHERWORT
ATX code:	N05CM20 -

Motherwort grass contains alkaloids leonurine and leonuridine, amines stachydrine and choline, flavonoids (quinqueloside, rutin, quercitrin, etc.), essential oil, tannins, resinous and bitter substances, saponins, carotene.

Description

Pieces of stems, leaves and inflorescences passing through a sieve (5600). The color is grayish green. The smell is weak.

Pharmacotherapeutic group

Other hypnotics and sedatives.

Pharmacological properties

Herbal product. An infusion of motherwort herb has a sedative, hypotensive and cardiotonic effect.

Indications for use

Used as a sedative for functional disorders of the nervous system (neurasthenia and sleep disorders); in complex therapy of patients with functional cardiac disorders.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, gastric and duodenal ulcers, erosive gastritis (acute phase), arterial hypotension, bradycardia, pregnancy, lactation, children under 12 years of age.

Directions for use and dosage

Place 15 g (4 tablespoons) of herbs in an enamel bowl, pour in 200 ml (1 glass) of boiled water at room temperature, cover with a lid and heat in boiling water (water bath) for 15 minutes. Cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter. The remaining raw materials are squeezed out. The volume of the resulting infusion is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.

Take 1/3 cup orally warm 2 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

The duration of administration is determined by the doctor individually, taking into account the nature of the disease, the effect achieved and tolerability of the drug.

Side effect

Allergic reactions, development of fatigue, drowsiness, dizziness, and decreased blood pressure are possible. If any adverse reactions occur, including those not listed in this instruction, you should stop using the drug and consult a doctor.

Overdose

Use in children

Use in children under 12 years of age is not recommended due to the lack of sufficient data.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

Use during pregnancy and lactation is contraindicated. Motherwort herb can increase the tone of the uterus and affect the menstrual cycle.

Precautionary measures

Consultation is required before taking the medicine

doctor If symptoms persist or worsen while taking the drug, you should consult a doctor. Immediate medical attention is needed if pain occurs in the heart area radiating to the arm, upper abdomen, neck, or if respiratory failure develops (for example, shortness of breath).

Interaction with other drugs

Strengthens the effect of sleeping pills and analgesic drugs.

Impact on the ability to drive a car and operate equipment

Russian name

Motherwort grass

Latin name of the substance Motherwort herb

Herba Leonuri ( genus. Herbae Leonuri)

Pharmacological group of the substance Motherwort herb

Nosological classification (ICD-10)

Characteristics of the substance Motherwort herb

Motherwort grass - collected at the beginning of flowering and dried herb of the wild and cultivated perennial herbaceous plant Leonurus cordalis (motherwort) - Leonurus cardiaca L. (L. cardiaca L. subsp. villosus (Desf.)) Jav. and motherwort five-lobed - Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib., family Lamiaceae (Lamiaceae)- Medicinal plant material.

Whole raw materials - the upper parts of stems up to 40 cm long with flowers and leaves (hand-harvested grass) or pieces of stems, leaves and inflorescences (mechanically harvested grass). The color of the stems is grayish-green, the leaves are dark green, the sepals are green, and the corollas are dirty pink or pinkish-violet. The smell is weak. The taste is bitter.

Crushed raw materials are pieces of stems, leaves and inflorescences passing through a sieve with holes 7 mm in diameter. The color is grayish-green, the smell is weak, the taste is bitter.

Whole and crushed raw materials (humidity no more than 13%) contain extractive substances (extractable with 70% alcohol) no less than 15%, total ash no more than 12%; ash, insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid solution, not more than 6%; blackened, brown and yellowed parts of plants - no more than 7%; stems, incl. separated during analysis, no more than 46%, organic impurities no more than 3%, mineral impurities no more than 1%. The crushed raw material, in addition, contains particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 7 mm, no more than 17%, particles passing through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 0.5 mm, no more than 16%.

The main active ingredients of motherwort herb are flavonoid glycosides (rutin, quinqueloside, cosmosin, quercitrin, hyperoside, quercimeritrin, etc.), alkaloids (stahydrine - 0.4%, choline, leonurin), saponins, tannins (about 2%) and iridoids. monoterpenes (leonuride), ascorbic acid (leaves contain 23.6-65.3 mg%), diterpene bitterness (leocardine), traces of essential oil (about 0.03%), mineral salts.

It is used in the form of infusion, liquid extract and tincture (1:5 in 70% alcohol - a transparent greenish-brown liquid with a bitter taste and faint odor). Included in the soothing tea.

Pharmacology

pharmachologic effect- hypotensive, sedative.

Regulates the functional state of the central nervous system, has a calming effect, reduces increased nervous excitability, potentiates the hypnotic effect, and exhibits antagonism to the convulsive effect of analeptics. Effective for psychoasthenia, neurasthenia and neuroses, accompanied by insomnia, a feeling of tension and increased reactivity. Corrects functional disorders of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in the premenopausal and menopausal periods. It has a negative chronotropic effect, regulates heart rhythm in vegetative-vascular dystonia, exhibits cardiotonic properties, and lowers blood pressure. With cardiovascular disorders, incl. with hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiosclerosis and myocarditis, palpitations, cardiac weakness has a beneficial effect on the course of the disease.

It has an antispastic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and tonic effect.

The effectiveness of motherwort preparations has been shown for dyspeptic symptoms, gastric and duodenal ulcers (especially against the background of increased activity of the central nervous system), pneumonia, bronchial asthma, shortness of breath, cough, Graves' disease, paralysis, epilepsy, neuralgia and cerebral contusion, uterine bleeding and painful menstruation.

In homeopathic practice, motherwort is used for heart complaints, flatulence and hyperthyroidism.

Application of the substance Motherwort herb

Increased nervous excitability, vegetative-vascular dystonia, arterial hypertension (early stages).

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity.

Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Not applicable during pregnancy.

Side effects of the substance Motherwort herb

Allergic reactions, dyspepsia.

Routes of administration

Inside.

Interactions with other active ingredients

Trade names

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Formula, chemical name: no data.
Pharmacological group: neurotropic drugs/sedatives.
Pharmachologic effect: hypotensive, sedative.

Pharmacological properties

Motherwort grass (common (cordial) and five-lobed), which is collected at the beginning of flowering and dried, is a medicinal plant material. Motherwort herb contains alkaloids (choline, stachidrine, leonurine), flavonoid glycosides (quinqueloside, rutin, cosmosin, hyperoside, quercitrin, quercimeritrin and others), saponins, iridoid monoterpenes (leonuride), tannins, diterpene bitterness (leocardine), ascorbic acid, mineral salts, traces of essential oil.
Motherwort herb regulates the functional state of the central nervous system, reduces increased nervous excitability, potentiates the hypnotic effect, and has a calming effect. Motherwort herb exhibits antagonism to the convulsive action of analeptics. Motherwort herb is effective for psychoasthenia, neuroses and neurasthenia, which are accompanied by a feeling of tension, insomnia, and increased reactivity. Corrects functional disorders of the autonomic and central nervous system during menopause and premenopause. Regulates heart rhythm in neurovegetative dystonia, has a negative chronotropic effect, lowers blood pressure, and exhibits cardiotonic properties. For disorders of the cardiovascular system, including angina pectoris, hypertension, cardiosclerosis, palpitations, myocarditis, cardiac weakness, motherwort herb has a beneficial effect on the course of the pathology. Motherwort herb has a diuretic, antispastic, tonic, and anti-inflammatory effect. The effectiveness of motherwort preparations is shown for peptic ulcers (especially against the background of increased activity of the central nervous system), dyspeptic symptoms, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, cough, shortness of breath, Graves' disease, epilepsy, paralysis, cerebral contusion, neuralgia, painful menstruation, uterine bleeding . In homeopathy, motherwort is used for flatulence, heart complaints, and hyperthyroidism.

Indications

Asthenoneurotic and neurotic disorders, which are accompanied by sleep disturbances; increased nervous excitability; neuroses; neurasthenia; vegetative-vascular dystonia; initial stage of arterial hypertension (as part of complex treatment); vegetative neuroses in the premenopausal period, which are accompanied by tachycardia, increased blood pressure, cardialgia; tachycardia and increased excitability in hyperthyroidism.

Method of use of motherwort herb and dose

Motherwort herb is taken orally, before meals, in the form of tincture, infusion or extract (often together with valerian preparations). Tincture: 3–4 times a day, 30–50 drops. Infusion: 2 times a day, 50 – 100 ml. Liquid extract: 3 – 4 times a day, 15 – 20 drops. Extract tablets: 3 – 4 times a day, 14 mg.
The sedative effect of motherwort preparations develops slowly (around the beginning of the 4th week of treatment).

Contraindications for use

Hypersensitivity.

Restrictions on use

No data.

Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding

The use of motherwort preparations is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Side effects of motherwort herb

Dyspepsia, allergic reactions.

Interaction of motherwort grass with other substances

No data.

Overdose

No data.

Trade names of preparations with the active substance motherwort herb

Combined drugs:
Hawthorn fruits + Sweet clover herb + Coriander fruits + Melissa officinalis herb + Oat seed grain + Motherwort herb + Hops fruit: Sedoflor;
Hawthorn fruits + Melissa officinalis herb + Motherwort herb + Rosehip fruits + Echinacea purpurea herb: Phyto Novo-Sed®;
Valerian officinalis rhizomes with roots + Peppermint leaves + Motherwort herb + Licorice roots + Hops fruit: Sedative collection No. 2, Sedative (sedative) collection No. 2, Sedative collection No. 2;
Lily of the valley herb tincture + Motherwort herb tincture: Lily of the valley-motherwort drops;
Hawthorn fruit extract thick + Motherwort extract thick + Taurine: Taukrat®.