益母草·Herba Leonuri
Leonurus
Yi Mu Cao (益母草) is motherwort, a plant of the mint family, recorded as Herba Leonuri. It is acrid and bitter in flavour, slightly cold, and enters the Heart, Liver and Bladder channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that invigorate the Blood. Its Chinese name reads as the herb that benefits mothers.
| Pinyin | yi mu cao |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 益母草 |
| Latin Name | Herba Leonuri |
| English Name | Leonurus·motherwort |
| Japanese | yakumoso |
| Korean | ikmocho |
Blood Stasis presenting with infertility, irregular or scanty menstruation, and lower abdominal fullness and pain
Postpartum Blood Stasis with dysmenorrhea or pain in the lower abdomen
chi shao + dang gui + mu xiang
Infertility, irregular periods, scanty menses and a full, painful lower abdomen from Blood Stasis
chi shao + dang gui + mu xiang + chuan xiong + xiang fu
Lower abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea from Blood Stasis after childbirth
Lochioschesis.
Edema accompanied by Blood Stasis; edema from nephritis
huang jing + shi wei + dong kui zi
Bloody Lin and Stone Lin
Conditions combining Blood Stasis with accumulated pathogenic water, for example Blood separation, where amenorrhea gives way to edema of the whole body
Stimulates uterine contractions.
dang gui + bai shao + dan shen
Irregular menstruation or amenorrhea with abdominal pain
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 9-60g; Dried: 90-120g; Fresh: 180-240g; Tincture: 2-4ml; For glomerulonephritis with edema: up to 120g | 9-60 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |