 Motherwort
(Yimucao)
Pharmaceutical Name : Herba Leonuri
Botanical Name : Leonurus heterophyllus
Sweet
Common Name : Motherwort
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The entire plant is gathered
in May or June, when it is flowering. It is
then dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Pungent, bitter
and slightly cold
Meridians : Heart, liver and urinary bladder
Functions :
1. To invigorate blood and move stagnation;
2. To promote urination and reduce edema
Indications & Combinations:
1. Blood stagnation manifested as irregular
menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum
abdominal pain and swelling and pain due to
external injuries. Motherwort (Yimucao) is
used with Chinese angelica root (Danggui),
Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Red peony
(Chishao). Motherwort (Yimucao) may also be
used alone.
2. Dysuria or edema. Motherwort (Yimucao)
is used with fresh Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen).
Dosage: 10-15 g |
