What happens if you eat too much motherwort?

Motherwort, I believe many girls know what motherwort is as soon as they hear the name. Motherwort is a medicine that can be used to treat many gynecological diseases. Women's menstrual disorders and excessive leucorrhea can be regulated by motherwort. Eating motherwort can also promote blood circulation and restore qi and blood. However, some people think that motherwort can replenish blood, so they eat a lot of it. So what will happen if you eat too much motherwort?

Motherwort contains a variety of trace elements. Selenium can enhance the activity of immune cells, alleviate the occurrence of atherosclerosis and improve the body's disease defense system; manganese can resist oxidation, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. Therefore, motherwort can improve skin color and prevent aging.

Some side effects of Motherwort:

Motherwort can aggravate dysmenorrhea and cause postpartum uterine contraction pain. Feeding pregnant rabbits with motherwort extract can cause miscarriage.

Motherwort is nephrotoxic. Animal experiments have shown that motherwort can cause mild inflammation in the renal interstitium, a small amount of fibrous tissue hyperplasia, and mild fatty degeneration of the renal tubules in rats. There are also clinical reports of motherwort causing acute renal failure.

Japanese researchers used mice to study the anti-cancer effects of motherwort, but unexpectedly found that it would stimulate the growth of pregnancy-related breast cancer.

Motherwort can cause allergic reactions, causing patients to experience redness of the skin, chest tightness, palpitations, and rapid breathing. Excessive intake of motherwort paste may cause diarrhea and abdominal pain. There have also been reports of deaths from poisoning due to taking motherwort.

Now that you have read the detailed introduction about motherwort, do you still dare to eat motherwort indiscriminately? Motherwort must be taken in strict dosage. The doctor will prescribe and formulate it when treating the disease. If there is nothing abnormal, it is best not to give yourself motherwort. Not all gynecological diseases can be treated with motherwort. Everyone must remember this.