Stomach-benefiting Motherwort (Leonurus japonicus)
胃益母草wèi yì mǔ cǎoWeiyimucao
Leonurus japonicus · Plant
3
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy; may affect heart rhythm; caution with cardiac medications and thyroid disorders.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Stomach-benefiting Motherwort for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Stomach-benefiting Motherwort does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit CirculationBenefit DiureticBenefit Menstruation
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Leonurus japonicus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Circulation13 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Diuretic2 records
- Benefit Menstruation7 records, 4 in people
- Abdominal Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome44 records, 18 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records