What are the taboos of motherwort

We all know that motherwort can regulate menstrual disorders and treat many menstrual diseases. But not all of them can be eaten. It depends on the time period. Motherwort is mainly used to treat female gynecological diseases. Motherwort can also regulate irregular menstruation, and eating motherwort can also improve the symptoms of endocrine disorders. Motherwort is a traditional Chinese medicine and does not cause much harm to the body, but sometimes there will be side effects after eating it, so let's take a look at what the contraindications of motherwort are.

There are some things you need to consider before using motherwort. For example, it is not suitable to use motherwort during menstruation because motherwort has the effect of activating blood circulation. If used during menstruation, it will only increase the amount of menstruation, which is actually very harmful to women during menstruation. Although motherwort is often used as a good medicine for early postpartum uterine contraction, it is not recommended for pregnant women to use it during pregnancy because the active ingredients of motherwort have a stimulating effect on the uterus and can contract the uterus, which will have an adverse effect on the fetus in the womb.

Common syndromes of oligomenorrhea include blood deficiency, kidney deficiency, blood stasis, etc. If the menstrual blood volume is small and light in color, accompanied by fatigue, lack of energy, sallow complexion, pale lips, or a feeling of emptiness in the lower abdomen, it is mostly a case of blood deficiency. If accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, back pain, and frequent urination at night, it is mostly due to kidney deficiency. If the menstrual volume is small, dark red, and contains blood clots, and is often accompanied by abdominal pain, it is mostly a blood stasis type. Patients with blood deficiency or kidney deficiency who use motherwort will damage their vital energy. Not only will it not cure the disease, but it may aggravate the symptoms.

In addition, when taking motherwort medicines, be careful not to take them with the following medicines, and it should not be used with adrenaline. Motherwort has a blood pressure lowering effect and can reduce or even reverse the effects of adrenaline. It is suitable to be used together with isoproterenol. Motherwort increases coronary flow and slows heart rate

, which can antagonize the cardiac excitatory effect of the β-receptor agonist isoproterenol. It should not be used with atropine. Weaken the antihypertensive effect of motherwort.

It is reported that patients with blood deficiency or kidney deficiency who use motherwort will damage their vital energy. Not only will it fail to cure the disease, but it may aggravate the symptoms. Therefore, patients with blood deficiency or kidney deficiency should not eat motherwort, especially those with kidney deficiency. There are clinical reports of motherwort causing renal failure, so special attention should be paid to this point. When taking motherwort medicines, be careful not to take them with the following medicines, and it should not be used with adrenaline. Motherwort has a blood pressure lowering effect and can reduce or even reverse the effects of adrenaline

The above is an introduction to the contraindications of motherwort. There are many motherwort medicines on the market, such as motherwort paste and motherwort granules. Although they are all motherwort preparations, their effects are indeed different. Therefore, when using these medicines, you also need to understand the ingredients of these medicines. It is best to take the medicine according to the condition under the guidance of a doctor, and choose a reasonable amount to treat different types of diseases.