In rural fields, roadsides or wild wastelands, a special plant can often be seen - motherwort. Motherwort, also known as women's grass, Zhenwei, motherwort, and safflower, is an annual or biennial herb of the Lamiaceae family and motherwort genus. Its stems are erect and quadrangular in shape, with alternatal alternatal leaves, blue-green, palmate 3-lobed, and similar in appearance to the leaves of mugwort. In summer, motherwort blooms with purple-red flowers, which are brilliant in color, like a nine-story "pagoda".
Motherwort is widely adopted in rural areas and is endowed with multiple values. First of all, the young leaves of motherwort can be eaten as wild vegetables. In the spring, when everything recovers, the young motherwort seedlings that have just grown can be harvested and eaten as wild vegetables. It is suitable for various methods such as scrambled, cold salad, and fried eggs. Secondly, after motherwort is dried, it can be cut off and used to boil water to make tea. Especially suitable for women with dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation, drinking motherwort tea often can relieve dysmenorrhea, improve menstrual problems, as well as antioxidant and anti-aging effects. In addition, motherwort has extremely high medicinal value and can be used as medicine throughout the body. It can not only brighten the eyes and improve the essence, but also regulate the meridians of women, and has a unique effect in the evidence of fetal birth. Therefore, from ancient times to modern times, motherwort has been widely used in the field of medicine.
The young leaves of motherwort are a delicious wild vegetable, especially suitable for spring consumption. The young seedlings of motherwort are bright green, tender in texture, and rich in nutrients. After picking home, wash the young motherwort seedlings and cut them into sections, which can be fried, cold, or scalded with boiling water and mixed and eaten. Motherwort sprouts can also be used in soup with other ingredients, or used to fry eggs, made into dumpling fillings or poop wrappers. Motherwort seedlings are fresh and tender, with a fragrant taste, rich in nutrition, and are a unique rural delicacy.
After motherwort is dried, it can be cut into sections and used to boil water to make tea. Summer is the flowering period of motherwort, at this time, the aboveground part of motherwort is dug and home, dried and boiled in water to drink, you can enjoy the medicinal value of motherwort. Motherwort tea has the effect of invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, which can relieve women's dysmenorrhea and improve irregular menstruation. In addition, motherwort is rich in trace elements, especially selenium and manganese, which have antioxidant and anti-aging effects. Therefore, long-term consumption of motherwort tea can maintain good health and delay aging.
Motherwort has an important position in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and is widely used in the treatment and conditioning of diseases. Motherwort contains a variety of active ingredients, including flavonoids, volatile oils, bitter components, etc. These ingredients have pharmacological effects such as blood circulation and blood stasis, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, etc., and have a good effect on women's diseases.
Motherwort can be used as a Chinese herbal medicine and can be used as medicine for the whole body. Its roots, stems, flowers, leaves, and fruits can extract active ingredients. Scientific research has found that motherwort has the effect of regulating endocrine and balancing estrogen levels, and can improve women's menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and other problems. In addition, motherwort also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and also has a certain effect on inflammatory diseases such as inflammation and cervicitis.
However, it should be noted that motherwort should be used with caution and in moderation. It is best to use it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adverse reactions.
Motherwort, as a universal grass, is common and valuable in rural areas. It can be eaten both as a delicious wild vegetable and as an herbal medicine to treat diseases. Moreover, the medicinal value of motherwort has been scientifically verified and has certain clinical efficacy. I hope that more female friends can understand the value of motherwort, pay attention to their own health, and use motherwort reasonably. At the same time, we should protect and breed motherwort, a valuable plant resource, so that more people can enjoy the benefits brought by motherwort.