[Source] Labiatae Motherwort Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet of aboveground. [Physical Properties] brown powder, gas micro, bitter, sweet, easy to absorb moisture. Fluidextract proportion of> 1.3 [specification] iridoid Iridoids> 3%, * stachydrine> 100mg / g Chemical composition of whole plant contains Leonurine (Leonurine) about 0.05% (contained traces of early flowers, flowering, gradually higher), stachydrine (Stachydrine), rutin (Rutin), fumaric acid (fumaric acid Fumaric acid), motherwort be, Motherwort glycosides, 4 guanidine butanol, 4-guanidine butyric acid, arginine Hong Dryad, stigmasterol and sitosterol. 5 kinds of crystalline materials: Leonurine A, B and motherwort prime Leonurine A, B and C. Flowers Motherwort set containing alkali (leonuridine). [Indications] have blood to regulate menstruation, blood stasis and new students, diuretic swelling, detoxification function. For irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, Lochiorrhea, postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, nephritis, edema, urination, sores, bruises. Pharmacological effects 1. The effect on the uterus: Motherwort uterine stimulant significant performance enhancements for uterine tension, contraction amplitude increases, the rhythm accelerated. Make the uterine muscle contraction significantly enhanced its role and posterior pituitary hormones similar. 2. Cardiovascular system: (1) there is a strong heart, increasing the role of coronary flow and myocardial nutritional blood flow; (2) can slow down the heart rate, against experimental myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia, anti-angina, myocardial narrowing infarct size; (3) on platelet aggregation, thrombus formation and inhibit aggregation of red blood cells; (4) can dilate blood vessels, there are short-term antihypertensive effect. 3. The role of the urinary system: Motherwort has a therapeutic effect of acute renal failure, motherwort can improve renal function, Leonurine significant diuretic effect. 4. The role of the central nervous system: the respiratory center has a direct stimulant, but in large doses, excited by breathing into depression, and becomes weak and irregular. 5. Other effects: enhanced immune system function, antibacterial effects.