Motherwort (Leonurus gen.) herb main active substances are flavonoid glycosides (rutin, quinqueloside, cosmosiin, quercitrin, hyperoside, quercimeritrin and others), alkaloids (stachydrine - 0,4%, choline, leonurine), saponins, tannins (about 2%), iridoid monoterpenes (leonuride), ascorbic acid (leaves contain 23,6 -65,3 mg%), diterpene bitters (leocardin), trace amounts of essential oil (about 0,03%), mineral salts. Motherwort regulates functional status of the central nervous system, reduces nervous irritability, has sedative and soporific effect, reduces convulsion effect of analeptics

Motherwort helps against psychasthenia, neurasthenia and neurosis, accompanied with insomnia, tensions and hyperactivity. Motherwort corrects functional disorders of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system during climax and pre-climax period. It has a negative chronotropic effect, regulates cardiac rhythm in case of vegetative-vascular dystonia, has cardiotonic effect, lowers arterial pressure. In case of vascular disorders such as hypertension, stenocardia, cardiosclerosis and myocarditis, palpitations, cardiac weakness, it has beneficial effect on the disease course. Motherwort has anti-spasmogenic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and B tonifying effects...