Instructions for use of motherwort extract in tablets and tincture

Motherwort tincture and extract (tablets) are herbal preparations with pronounced sedative and cardiotonic properties. They have a lasting therapeutic effect with long-term, systemic treatment. They are well tolerated by patients, have minor side effects and in some cases can reduce the drug burden, partially replacing chemically synthesized drugs prescribed for lifelong use.

Pharmaceutical group: Sedatives of plant origin.

Interaction

Experts allow the parallel use of several sedatives, but it should be remembered that they will enhance the therapeutic effect of each other. It is important not to overdo the dose, otherwise there is a risk of overdose. During complex treatment with analgesics, the drug will potentiate the effect of the last substance taken, therefore, it is not recommended to resort to this method of therapy without a medical prescription. For the same reason, it is prohibited to use tablets with alcoholic beverages.

Mechanism of action

The sedative can be safely recommended to adults and children, as it is an absolutely safe drug for the human body. Healing herbs can enhance the effects of other sedatives, so only the attending physician should prescribe complex therapy. This product, in addition to its calming effect, has many beneficial properties. These include:

• bactericidal;
• pain reliever;
• antipyretic;
• antispasmodic;
• diuretic.

The duration of treatment depends on the nature of the disease and the degree of symptoms. Motherwort forte in tablets helps relieve not only nervous tension, but also muscle spasms. You need to drink the sedative three times a day for a month; before starting it, it is recommended to consult with your doctor.

Reviews about the drug

Reviews about the drug are predominantly presented in a positive light. Moreover, this applies not only to the classic extract, but also to other types of medicine.

Motherwort Evalar

Patients and doctors speak positively about motherwort about this medication:

1. Irina, 21 years old (Astrakhan): “I always use motherwort lozenges from FC Evalar when I go to take my next exam. This is my irreplaceable assistant, it always helps me keep myself in control, be calm and focused.”
2. Artem, 32 years old (Izhevsk): “I used to suffer from insomnia, but I was afraid to take “chemical” sleeping pills. My wife bought motherwort lozenges. Now I sleep like a baby, and practically without any dreams. Allergic manifestations never occurred."
3. Igor Petrenko, neurologist (Moscow): “Motherwort, produced by the Evalar company, is a very convenient drug. And although it is not an independent medicine, its release form allows it to be used anywhere it is needed. Moreover, in terms of its therapeutic properties, it is no less effective than other medications containing dog nettle.”

Extract

Below are real reviews from patients and specialists about this type of drug.

1. Oksana, 33 years old (Kursk): “I always carry Motherwort Extract with me just in case of a fire emergency. It lowers blood pressure well and calms you down. I have had vegetative-vascular dystonia since childhood, so I recently discovered that the drug also relieves migraine pain, which regularly interferes with my life. Of course, it does not relieve severe attacks, but if you drink before an attack, you can avoid it.”
2. Andrey Vyazemsky, cardiologist (St. Petersburg): “Dog nettle extract is used in cardiology as an adjuvant for hypertension or hypertensive crisis. I recommend that patients who have problems with blood pressure changes always have this medicine with them.”

Tincture

The tincture has a specific taste and smell, so it is not suitable for all patients. The reviews about the tincture are as follows:

1. Alexandra, 45 years old (Kemerovo): “I have been taking the tincture in courses for many years. Helps calm nerves and reduce blood pressure. The only negative is that it periodically causes stomach pain, but as the body gets used to it, this symptom goes away.”
2. Sergey Kondratyev, neurologist (Ufa): “The alcohol extract should be taken with caution. It is not recommended for use by persons suffering from alcoholism. Also, patients with serious liver and kidney problems should not take the drops.”

Capsules

Patients have the following opinions about capsules:

1. Olga, 44 years old (Komarichi): “Capsules with motherwort, in my opinion, are the best option. They have neither smell nor taste. At the same time, they act quickly, and the effect lasts for a long time. With a slight increase in pressure, they always save me - and there is no need to swallow synthetics.”
2. Georgy, 56 years old (Ekaterinburg): “It’s very good that there is an alternative to “chemistry”, and you can take capsules with motherwort for heart palpitations. They help very well, they have few contraindications, and I have never had any side effects from taking them.”

Taking herbal-based medications, in particular those containing motherwort, is a good alternative to most medications consisting of synthetic substances. This plant has a whole range of therapeutic effects, and it really helps to get rid of many neurological and cardiac symptoms.

But it is worth considering that dog nettle can also cause harm to the body. To avoid this, it must be used correctly, preferably in consultation with your doctor.

Use of motherwort for medicinal purposes

motherwort extract has a positive effect on men's health - helps with diseases of the genitourinary system and inflammation of the prostate gland

For hypertension

Motherwort can alleviate the condition at the initial stage of the disease. It calms the central nervous system, has a sedative and diuretic effect, stabilizes blood pressure, lowers heart rate, relieves headaches and spasms. A lasting therapeutic effect appears after a month of taking the drug.

For vegetative-vascular dystonia

Motherwort helps in the treatment of VSD, which is psychosomatic in nature. The tablets have a calming and sedative effect on the activity of the entire autonomic nervous system, improve its functioning and positive reactions, normalize blood circulation, reduce depression, mood swings, help with atherosclerosis, and relieve cerebral vascular spasms.

For nervous disorders

motherwort helps a woman increase stress resistance and normalize psycho-emotional mood

Long-term use of motherwort is required (one month or more). Helps relieve unreasonable feelings of anxiety and fear, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders (insomnia or severe drowsiness).

To normalize sleep

To normalize sleep, it will take up to 3 weeks of taking pills. Motherwort calms the nervous system, normalizes the functions of the central nervous system, which in turn has a positive effect on the process of falling asleep and the quality of sleep.

For cardiac arrhythmia

Tablets are indicated for cardiac disorders - angina pectoris, tachycardia, cardiac neurosis, edema and shortness of breath in heart failure. They have a sedative effect, normalize heart rate, and reduce heart palpitations.

During pregnancy and lactation

The instructions for motherwort extract in tablets do not recommend taking the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding. However, in exceptional cases, as prescribed by a doctor, it is possible to take the extract as a natural herbal sedative. The tablets will help normalize the nervous system, the functioning of the stomach and intestines, and will have a cardiotonic, diuretic and sedative effect, which will help the expectant mother maintain her health.

Motherwort has minimal contraindications compared to other sedatives (for example, valerian), so doctors prescribe it for pregnant women.

when breastfeeding, you need to understand that the substance enters the baby’s body along with milk, which in this case is undesirable

When driving vehicles and complex mechanisms

It is not recommended to take motherwort while driving or driving other mechanisms that require increased attention and speed of reactions, since the hypnotic and sedative properties of the plant can reduce the speed of psychomotor activity. However, it should be noted that the drug affects everyone individually and taking tablets with food can only increase a person’s mental and physical abilities.

Use of motherwort for children

The instructions for using motherwort in tablets allow the drug to be taken by a child from 12 years of age. Motherwort will calm increased hyperactivity, irritability and nervousness. For younger children, it is better to give decoctions or tea with the plant.

To calm down and speed up the process of falling asleep, it is good to bathe babies in herbal baths with motherwort

Compatibility with other drugs

You can combine the use of motherwort extract with other cardiac and sedatives; it has an enhancing effect on analgesic and hypnotic drugs.

Interaction of motherwort tablets with alcohol

During treatment with motherwort preparations, drinking alcohol is prohibited, as the plant enhances its effect and can provoke unforeseen unpleasant situations.

special instructions

The development of sedation occurs slowly. The effect of the drug Motherwort appears only at the end of the third or beginning of the fourth week of use.

During the entire period of therapy with the drug Motherwort in any of its dosage forms, you must refrain from engaging in potentially hazardous activities. You should also exercise extreme caution when driving a car or other vehicle or when working with mechanisms or devices, the handling of which requires increased concentration and high speed of psychomotor reactions.

Price

Indications

Motherwort tincture is prescribed for the following conditions and diseases:

• initial stage of hypertension;
• symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• mild form of sleep disturbance;
• emotional instability;
• neurotic and asthenoneurotic conditions associated with sleep disturbances;
• tachycardia.

The drug also helps to cope with the symptoms of the premenopausal period, such as irritability, vegetative neuroses, cardialgia, etc.

Overdose

If you systematically exceed the required dosage of drops, or use it for a longer period of time specified by the doctor, then an overdose may manifest itself in the following symptoms:

• headache;
• nausea;
• vomit;
• strong thirst;
• abdominal pain;
• allergic reactions – itching, swelling, urticaria;
• dizziness;
• general malaise, weakness.

If these signs of overdose appear, you must stop taking the drops, take sorbents, such as activated carbon or Polysorb, and drink plenty of fluids.

Analogs

The drug has many analogues that have a similar therapeutic effect. The most popular are:

1. Corvalol.
2. Motherwort herb, tablets.
3. Valocordin.
4. Palora.
5. Valerian tincture, tablets.
6. Novopassit.
7. Persen.
8. Alora.
9. Notta.
10. Sedasen.

The drug can also be replaced with herbal preparations that contain one or more types of herbs. They are selected depending on the symptoms for which Motherwort tincture was prescribed.

Motherwort extract in tablets. Instructions for use. Method and dosage

This is what motherwort looks like - photo of a flowering plant

Leonurus cordis and quinqueloba are used to make preparations. The herb contains a lot of substances beneficial to the body - flavonoids, bitterness, saponins, tannins, glycosides, vitamins A, E and C. From these two close species of plant, motherwort extract is obtained, containing all the medicinal components of the plant, which are used to prepare tablets.

Motherwort extract in tablets contains dry extract of the plant (14 mg in one piece) and additional substances (sugars, cellulose, starch, monohydrate, etc.). Packaging form: blisters with 10 or 20 pieces. Price per package from 30 rubles.

pharmachologic effect

In terms of medicinal properties, motherwort is close to the action of valerian. It has hypotensive effects, calms the nervous system, reduces the frequency and increases the strength of heart contractions. Increases resistance to stress, has the ability to relax the nervous system and muscles, and relieve emotional stress.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Preparations with motherwort extract have a regulating effect on the nervous system and relieve nervous excitability. Effective for neuroses and neurasthenia, able to control disorders of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system during menopause and menopause. They normalize heart rate during VSD, have a cardiotonic effect, and lower blood pressure.

Indications and contraindications for use

motherwort extract has a wide range of therapeutic effects

Tablets are prescribed for:

• nervous disorders and depression;
• increased anxiety and tearfulness;
• irritability and sleep disturbances;
• disruptions in the functioning of the cardiovascular system;
• increased heart rate and high blood pressure;
• edema associated with heart and kidney failure;
• digestive disorders;
• pain and cramps in the stomach and intestines;
• problems of the urinary system;
• failure of metabolic processes and flatulence;
• hyperfunction of the thyroid gland.

motherwort relieves chronic fatigue syndrome, improves mental and physical capabilities

Contraindications:

• hypotension;
• bradycardia;
• varicose veins;
• stomach ulcer and gastritis in acute forms;
• individual intolerance;
• pregnancy and lactation;
• children's age up to 12 years.

Side effects and special instructions

The instructions for using motherwort in tablets stipulate the rules and regulations for taking the drug that must be followed; an overdose of motherwort can cause side effects in the form of digestive disorders, allergic reactions, dizziness and headaches.

How long can you drink motherwort? You need to drink motherwort for a long time (up to six months) until a lasting therapeutic effect is achieved, but at the same time take a week break between doses.

Contraindications

The following conditions are contraindications to taking the drug:

• hypersensitivity to any ingredient;
• peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum;
• low blood pressure;
• periods of pregnancy or breastfeeding;
• the patient's age is under 12 years;
• lactose or galactose intolerance, also a violation of carbohydrate metabolism.

For people with diabetes, the drug is prescribed with caution, carefully calculating the permissible daily dosage.

What patients say

Reviews of patients about motherwort:

I found out about my dad’s illness and was diagnosed with cancer. The whole family fought for life for six months. I was in constant stress, so I started taking Motherwort-Forte. The pills helped me a lot to keep my mind clear, concentrate, and not get discouraged. The drug helped me calm down. After my father’s death I never parted with motherwort. Good composition of tablets and excellent quality. I have had to take different medications before due to heart problems. Among the drugs was motherwort.

Kristina A.

Not work, but sheer stress. With people this cannot be avoided. To calm down, I take Motherwort-Forte tablets. They are natural, very effective, healthy, and contain vitamins. The price is also affordable.

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I really liked this sedative. You can't drink it with black coffee. You sleep for a long time and slow down after that. Great effect after 5 days.

Grace D.

I took Motherwort-forte Evalar tablets almost throughout my pregnancy. At the age of 35 I was expecting my first child, my health was no longer the same, there was excessive anxiety. At first I took Novopassit, it didn’t help. The gynecologist recommended Motherwort-Forte. I drank 2 pieces before bed. Within a week I began to sleep soundly and calmed down. She also received him while being kept in the maternity hospital. The situation there is turbulent. I didn’t get enough sleep because I got up early, and my neighbors were disturbing me with their worries. And motherwort helped a lot. I was calm while waiting for my daughter.

Tatiana M.