Can Motherwort Cure Inflammation?

I believe that there is no female friend who doesn't know about motherwort! Because motherwort, as a traditional Chinese medicine, can not only regulate our menstruation very well, but also is very beneficial to postpartum women, and can promote uterine contraction incompleteness, uterine shedding, etc. Therefore, some friends want to know whether motherwort has a good therapeutic effect on inflammation! So can motherwort cure inflammation? In the next time, please read the following content with me.

Claimed efficacy

Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation. It is clinically used to treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum lochia, edema and oliguria, and edema caused by acute nephritis.

【the truth】

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that motherwort is a panacea for all gynecological and obstetric diseases, "regulating all symptoms of pregnancy and childbirth" (Bencao Mengquan), and "cures all blood diseases and all injuries of postpartum women" (Weiwei Jianyi Fang).

In fact, motherwort can sometimes aggravate gynecological and obstetric diseases. Clinical reports have shown that motherwort can aggravate dysmenorrhea[1] and cause postpartum uterine contraction pain[2]. Feeding pregnant rabbits with motherwort extract can cause miscarriage[3].

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 [4]. There are also clinical reports of motherwort causing acute renal failure[5].

Japanese researchers used mice to study the anti-cancer effects of motherwort, but unexpectedly found that motherwort can stimulate the growth of pregnancy-related breast cancer[6].

Motherwort can cause allergic reactions, with patients experiencing redness of the skin, chest tightness, palpitations, and rapid breathing[7]. Overdose of motherwort paste may cause diarrhea and abdominal pain[8]. There have also been reports of deaths from poisoning due to taking motherwort[9].

【Chinese patent medicine containing motherwort】

Babao Kunshun Pills, Nujin Pills, Jiawei Shenghua Granules, Zaizao Shengxue Tablets, Chanfukang Granules, Shenrong Baifeng Pills, Desheng Pills, Tongjing Pills, Huazheng Huisheng Tablets.

I believe that through the description of the above paragraphs, the majority of friends have a deeper understanding of whether motherwort can treat inflammation. Of course, I still hope that everyone can make good use of the various effects of motherwort, so that we can achieve the effect of alleviating and treating various diseases in our body. But we also need to know the Chinese medicines that complement and counteract it.