Motherwort heart: medicinal properties, benefits and contraindications

There are contraindications, consultation with a specialist is required

Motherwort is also called “Heart Grass”. Externally, motherwort looks a little like nettle, with spiky leaves and spike-shaped flowers of a pinkish-lilac color. In appearance, it is an inconspicuous plant that does not have any particular beauty or attractiveness, but it is fraught with enormous benefits for the human body.

This perennial herbaceous plant includes several species of the motherwort family and grows mainly in wastelands (hence the name), in ravines, along river banks, in fields and meadows, sometimes along roadways, as well as on cultivated plots of land, but mostly degrees in farms specializing in the cultivation of medicinal herbs. This plant is mainly found in the European part of Russia, as well as in the Caucasus and western Siberia. Almost all parts of the plant are medicinal - leaves, flowers, stem.

Motherwort enjoys due respect not only in the territory of our vast Russia; it is also successfully used in getting rid of various kinds of diseases by European, Indian and Chinese healers. In ancient China, folk healers used this plant as a life-prolonging agent.

Composition of the drug Motherwort

The most important active ingredient is motherwort extract. The plant has the ability to have an effect on the central nervous system. Flavonoid glycosides found in flowers and stems, as well as alkaloids, saponins and tannins, regulate the state of the nervous system, inhibiting its excitability. In addition, the natural components of the herb can regulate heart rate.

In addition to motherwort extracts, Motherwort forte contains magnesium. This element is indispensable in the formation of nerve connections and impulse transmission. Magnesium is found in all organs and tissues; its deficiency leads to behavioral disorders, decreased resistance to stress, and vulnerability to negative factors. In addition, a lack of magnesium can cause joint pain and night cramps.

Vitamin B6 is another important component of the drug. Without it, magnesium cannot be fully absorbed by the body. This vitamin helps you control your emotions and find the strength not to react sharply to negative information.

Chemical composition

• Flavonoids: rutin, hyperoside, cosmosin, quercetin, quercetin-7-glucoside, quinqueloside, isoquercetin;
• Alkaloids: leonuridine, leonurine, stachidrine;
• Iridoids: 8-acetylharpagide, galiridoside, ayugoside, harpagide, ayugol;
• Sapononins;
• Choline;
• Essential oil containing caryophyllene, α- and β-pinene, linalool, limonene, α-humulene;
• Steroid glycosides;
• Paracoumaric acid;
• Diterpenoids;
• Tannins;
• Caffeic acid glycoside;
• Resins;
• Carotene;
• Bitterness of marubin;
• Vitamin C;
• Dyes;
• Micro- and macroelements.

Motherwort forte Evalar: instructions for use

Motherwort forte tablets are indicated for adults. The maximum daily dose is 2 tablets. One is taken at the beginning of the day, the second before bed. Two tablets a day provide 80% of the body's need for vitamin B6. The course of treatment depends on the severity of the nervous disorder. Due to the fact that magnesium tends to accumulate in tissues while taking the drug, the duration of the course can last up to 30 days. In rare cases, the doctor may prescribe an appointment for up to two months continuously. Without the recommendation of a specialist, you should not increase the time of taking Motherwort. As a rule, to restore performance and nervous balance, it is enough to buy 1 package of 40 tablets.

Beneficial features

The most useful properties of motherwort:

• Sedative;
• Antispasmodic;
• Anticonvulsant;
• Hypotensive;
• Cardiotonic;
• Diuretic;
• Diuretic;
• Immunostimulating;
• Choleretic;
• Laxative;
• Fungicidal;
• Antimicrobial;
• Antisclerotic;
• Antioxidant;
• Antitumor.

Additionally, heart grass:

• Slows down the rhythm and increases the strength of heart contractions;
• Strengthens the effect of cardiac glycosides;
• Has a beneficial effect on fat and carbohydrate metabolism;
• Normalizes protein metabolism indicators;
• Reduces the level of total lipids, cholesterol, glucose, pyruvic and lactic acids in the blood;
• Improves sleep and overall well-being;
• Reduces headaches;
• Improves digestion.

Indications for use of Motherwort

Motherwort is widely used in medicine. It is prescribed for various disorders that are directly or indirectly related to disorders of the nervous system:

• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• heart rhythm disturbances due to nervous excitement;
• early stage of arterial hypertension;
• sleep disorders;
• a persistent feeling of anxiety;
• high irritability;
• colitis;
• gastritis;
• peptic ulcer at an early stage.

Disturbances in the functioning of the intestines often begin with nervous shock. One of the most common psychosomatic diseases is colitis. Inflammations are not treated with standard therapy, because the cause does not lie in intestinal infections, poisoning, or polyps or other possible neoplasms. It is stress and nervous disorders that negatively affect the functioning of the digestive system, primarily the intestines and stomach.

Suspicions of a gastric ulcer should also include a diagnosis of the state of the nervous system. The constant production of stress hormones affects high stomach acidity, disruption of receptors and food digestion. Proton pump inhibitors and heartburn medications only provide temporary results. Until the functioning of the nervous system is normalized and sleep is improved, digestion will be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms, which may ultimately result in a stomach ulcer.

Motherwort forte is a safe drug with a minimal set of possible side effects, which can, without causing addiction, calm the nerves, restore sleep, and help fight stress.

In some situations, stress affects the functioning of the kidneys and urinary system. As a result, swelling of the tissues of the lower extremities occurs. Motherwort forte acts in two directions in such a situation. Its main action is aimed at restoring the balance of the nervous system. On the other hand, it is a safe diuretic that increases the volume of urine produced, allowing fluid to leave the tissues.

The initial stage of hypertension can be stopped with the help of a course of Motherwort. If the disease is not caused by kidney or heart failure, taking herbal tablets will restore the normal rhythm of the heart muscle and return the pressure to normal limits.

Motherwort tincture

Dosage form

Tincture

Compound:

Motherwort grass – 200 g

Excipient

: ethanol (ethyl alcohol) 70% sufficient quantity to obtain 1 000 ml.

Description

Transparent liquid from light brown or greenish-brown to dark brown with a greenish tint, with a weak characteristic odor.

Pharmacotherapeutic group

Herbal sedative

ATX code: N05CM.

Pharmacological properties

It has a pronounced sedative, moderate cardiotonic (slows down the rhythm and increases the force of heart contractions) effect, and has moderate hypotensive properties.

Indications for use

Increased nervous excitability, sleep disturbance, neurasthenia, neurocirculatory dystonia.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (acute phase), pregnancy, lactation, children (up to 12 years).

With caution: liver disease, alcoholism, traumatic brain injury, brain disease, epilepsy, children under 12 years of age.

Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding

The use of the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding is contraindicated (the drug contains ethyl alcohol).

Directions for use and doses

Orally 30 minutes before meals. Adults and children over 12 years old: 30-50 drops of tincture, diluted in ¼ glass of water, 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks.

If there is no improvement after treatment, or symptoms worsen, or new symptoms appear, you should consult your doctor. Use the drug only according to the indications, method of administration and in the doses indicated in the instructions.

Side effect

Allergic reactions and dyspepsia are possible.

If you experience the side effects listed in the instructions, or they get worse, or you notice any other side effects not listed in the instructions, tell your doctor.

Overdose

To date, no cases of overdose have been reported with the use of the drug. When using the drug in doses higher than recommended, dose-dependent side effects may increase.

Treatment: symptomatic.

Interaction with other drugs

Enhances the effect of sleeping pills and analgesics. Compatible with other sedatives and cardiac drugs.

special instructions

The absolute alcohol content in the maximum single dose of the drug is 0.55 g, in the maximum daily dose – 2.2 g.

During the treatment period, care must be taken when driving vehicles and engaging in other potentially hazardous activities that require increased concentration and speed of psychomotor reactions.

Impact on the ability to drive vehicles and machinery

During the period of use of the drug, care must be taken when performing potentially hazardous activities that require increased concentration and speed of psychomotor reactions (driving vehicles, working with moving mechanisms, working as a dispatcher, operator).

Release form

Tincture.

10, 15, 20, 25 ml of the drug in orange glass dropper bottles with a screw neck, sealed with polyethylene stoppers, or polyethylene dropper stoppers and screw-on plastic caps, or polymer stoppers.

10, 15, 20, 25 ml of the drug in dark glass bottles, sealed with polyethylene stoppers, or dropper stoppers and screw-on plastic caps, or sealed with polyethylene or polymer stoppers (polypropylene or other materials based on polyolefins or polystyrene or copolymers based on styrene or polyvinyl chloride or polysiloxane or polyacrylate or polyamide or polycarbonate). Each bottle, dropper bottle, along with instructions for use, is placed in a cardboard pack.

Storage conditions

In a place protected from light, at a temperature of 15 to 25 ° C. Keep out of the reach of children.

Best before date

2 years.

Do not use after the expiration date.

Vacation conditions

Available without a prescription.

Contraindications to the use of motherwort

For children, taking medications even based on herbal ingredients is contraindicated. Any nervous disorders in a child should be examined with the help of a professional psychologist. Children are exposed to daily stress associated with high mental and physical stress at school. With the help of a competent specialist or during a confidential conversation with parents, it is necessary to find out the cause of the anxiety and help the child get rid of it. If these are difficulties in communicating with peers or a teacher, you need to work with them to find out the essence of the conflict and establish communication. It is unacceptable to quell a child’s anxiety with pills.

Adults with acute gastric or duodenal ulcers should also avoid taking Motherwort. It is important to remember that the chronic stage of hypertension cannot be treated with herbal remedies with a slight calming effect. To normalize your blood pressure, you need to contact a cardiologist.

Features of the course of neurosis in women

Neurosis is diagnosed in a third of the world's urban population. Neurology is one of the most common ailments of the nervous system—the disease occurs in every fourth person with mental illness. A study of the incidence of neurosis has shown that neurotic disorders are common in men and women over 30 years of age. However, neurotic disorders in women usually occur in a more severe form than in men.

The reason for such conclusions is the emotionality of women. Doctors note that neurosis most often appears in expressive and emotional people. According to statistics, women are more sensitive than men.

Experts also say that, unlike men, women suffer from neurosis almost twice as much. Menopause is considered one of the causes of neurosis in women. Any hormonal changes affect our nervous system and can bring unpleasant consequences.

Perhaps, in this case, a social factor also plays a role - men are less likely to go to doctors, especially to a psychotherapist. However, today experts say that the flow of men to psychotherapists has increased, but women are still more willing to go to a doctor for help.

Also, by the will of fate and centuries-old traditions, not only a career and daily work falls on a woman’s shoulders, but also cleaning the house and raising children. The modern woman has more tasks, the principle “you need to be strong and hold on” is firmly stuck in your head. However, this unknown force will not protect you from overload and fatigue. Then for help you need to contact a psychotherapist who will prescribe treatment. Psychotherapy sessions help to influence the cause of neurosis, change the attitude towards a traumatic situation and facilitate the release of emotions, accelerating recovery.

Symptoms of neurosis in women

The signs of neurosis in women differ from the opposite sex due to our physiological characteristics of the body. For example, among women the list of symptoms of neurosis includes insomnia, frequent nightmares and sleep paralysis, but this is not observed in men. Also, in women with neurosis, there is a deviation in the menstrual cycle.

Doctors identify the following most common symptoms of neurosis in women:

• anxiety;
• irritability;
• expressiveness of behavior;
• refusal to eat;
• impairment of physical qualities: loss of strength, feeling tired, loss of endurance;
• heart and headaches;
• vestibular disorders, balance disorders
• excessive tearfulness;
• sudden mood swings.

There are several types of neurosis, one of them is hysterical, most often called hysteria. According to doctors, signs of this type of disease are most often observed in women. Experts interpret hysterical disorder as an ardent desire to attract attention to the sick person. The disease is characterized by demonstrative behavior. A person suffering from such a disease often screams loudly, makes scandals, and sobs bitterly.

Medical psychotherapists have extensive experience and all the necessary resources for the successful treatment of neuroses.

Features of the course of neurosis in children

Neurasthenia is also common in children of primary and preschool age. Symptoms of the disorder are similar to those in adults. The difficulty in determining pathology lies only in the fact that young children often cannot explain what is happening to them and how they feel.

The child's appetite decreases, sleep problems appear, and nightmares often occur, as a result of which the baby may even cry out in his sleep and wake up without understanding what is happening. Increased sweating occurs and the temperature of the extremities decreases.

In addition to all the above signs of pathology, the child may have a headache, he is sensitive to bright light and loud sounds. There is also often a sharp change from positive emotions to negative ones: crying, aggression and depression.

Experts recommend immediately seeking help from a doctor, since neurosis in childhood is much more difficult to treat than in adults.

What types of neurosis exist and how do they differ?

• Depressive.
  This type of neurosis is characterized by such symptoms in a person as tearfulness, sudden changes in mood, feelings of despair and helplessness. The person suffering from the disorder loses interest in life and becomes melancholy. During depressive neurosis, a person experiences low self-esteem, guilt, and frustration.
• Anxious.
  Often has manifestations at the physical level: dry mouth, increased sweating, rapid heartbeat. Anxiety neurosis can result in panic attacks and phobias. A person constantly experiences a feeling of fear.
• Hysterical (“conversion disorder”)
  - most often manifests itself if a person has experienced a strong emotional shock or a traumatic event. There is a change or loss of motor/sensory function indicating a physical disorder that is not detected. For example, after an accident, a person may experience loss of speech, although there is no physical reason for this.
• Obsessive-compulsive.
  Intrusive thoughts and images appear. Often such thoughts have no rational grain and are catastrophic in nature. To counter the overwhelming anxiety, a person performs compulsive, repetitive actions.
• Rehearsal.
  It manifests itself as attempts to resolve an issue that in the past remained unfinished. A person suffering from rehearsal neurosis transfers conflicting relationships from the past to the present and believes that this reality still exists today.

For example, a person believes that everyone treats him badly or no one likes him. As a result, he begins to behave in accordance with his ideas about others.

• Hypochondriacal.
  The patient becomes too suspicious and overly concerned about his health; he finds symptoms of various diseases where they actually do not exist. A person invents a terrible disease, torments himself, and stress or anxiety appears. Despite negative tests and consultations with doctors, the patient remains convinced of this.
• Depersonalization.
  Fear, panic and anxiety appear. It’s as if a person lives in a dream, “disconnecting” from his own body and thoughts.
• Military or post-traumatic stress disorder.
  It manifests itself under very shocking circumstances, when a person saw death or was captured or suffered serious injuries (physical and psychological). This type of neurasthenia is manifested by very strong stress, panic attacks, and an aggressive state. Such stress is dangerous because it can lead to disability, including functional disability that negatively affects daily life.

Neurosis and memory problems

Excessive anxiety leads to decreased concentration, which means that the patient often has problems with memory and attention. In order to influence the problem, you can take vitamin complexes of natural origin, as well as conduct useful memory training.

Experts recommend engaging in light physical activity and daily exercise to relieve anxiety and excessive worry.

Try not to multitask, this will only make the problem worse. It is better to remove all distractions while working or doing what you love. Such distractions include a mobile phone or any other mobile device. Turn them off when doing important things.

To reduce the strain on your eyes and brain, take breaks from work and study. Don't overwork yourself. You can take a walk in the fresh air or do some exercise.

Neurosis and psychosis: what is the difference?

Often these concepts are confused or interchanged. But diseases are different in their manifestations and the internal feeling of a person. For example, during the development of obsessive-compulsive neurosis, a person maintains a sense of reality and looks for new ways to adapt to it. He recognizes that he is suffering from a disorder and that this suffering is a product of mental instability.

During psychosis, a person perceives the world around him differently. He adapts reality according to his personal perception (often delusional), experiences hallucinations and delusions. And the main thing is how psychosis differs from neurosis: the patient is not aware of his problem.

Neurosis and vegetative-vascular dystonia

As we mentioned above, during neurosis signs appear on the physical level, such as rapid heartbeat, fluctuations in blood pressure, chest pain, difficulty breathing, etc. All these symptoms are similar to the signs of a disease such as vegetative-vascular dystonia.

VSD is a complex of symptoms of different localization that occur when there is a malfunction in the autonomic nervous system. And neurosis is a disorder of the central nervous system caused by the psyche (stress, depression, etc.). Since the nervous system is connected, disturbances in one department provoke disruptions in the functioning of another.

How is neurasthenia diagnosed?

To diagnose and identify the disease, you need to consult a neurologist, and sometimes a psychologist and psychiatrist. At the city clinic, you can contact your primary care physician, who will write a referral to a neurologist. However, this takes time. You often have to wait 2 weeks for an appointment with a doctor. In some cases, this is simply impossible, since it is necessary to quickly conduct an examination and prescribe treatment before the situation becomes critical.

Therefore, we recommend contacting the Medunion medical clinic. We employ practicing neurologists, and you don’t have to wait several weeks for appointments. Sign up today for a time convenient for you, not for the remaining time, and get tested tomorrow.

Patients choose us because we provide the service of a specialist coming to your home if you cannot come to the clinic on your own. You can also take samples directly at home.

Diagnosis includes interviewing the patient or his immediate family (guardians), collecting anamnesis and studying the medical history. To make a diagnosis, the doctor needs to know the symptoms that bother the patient.

To exclude other pathologies, the neurologist prescribes laboratory tests:

• Blood analysis;
• Analysis of urine;
• Ultrasonography;
• CT scan;
• Magnetic resonance imaging.

The specialist will also conduct psychological tests. For example, color technique. It consists in the fact that the patient is offered a palette of colors from which he must choose the color he likes. Colors such as purple, gray, red, brown, black indicate a high probability of developing neurosis.