Often, modern people simply do not have enough time to prepare natural preparations themselves from plant materials, so they are more convenient to buy in a pharmacy. One such remedy is the motherwort in tablets, which, despite its completely natural origin, must be used with caution.
Composition of motherwort in tablets
Naturally, the main active component of the capsules is the extract of the plant in dry form (14 g).
For ease of administration, tablets are generally coated with a coating based on sucrose, silicon dioxide, povidone, calcium stearate and starch.
How to take the motherwort in tablets?
Given that the drug in question belongs to a group of sedatives, it should be used only on the demand and appointment of the therapist. Even the fact that the capsules are developed on the basis of natural phytoextract does not make the motherwort an absolutely safe medication taken uncontrollably.
Indications for use are such pathologies:
- insomnia ;
- increased excitability of the nervous system;
- neurasthenia;
- arterial hypertension in mild form;
- functional disorders of the vascular system;
- vegetovascular dystonia;
- increased heart rate.
Here's how to drink motherwort pills:
- Take 1 capsule at a time.
- Repeat the procedure 3-4 times a day.
- It is advisable to drink the tablet 50-60 minutes before meals.
- Continue the course for about 14 days.
It is recommended to combine therapy with a motherwort with drugs based on medicinal valerian, only in this case it is necessary to reduce the number of tablets taken.
The dosage of the motherwort in tablets should be selected by the pediatrician individually according to the age and health of the baby. Most often, the drug is prescribed to a child with functional nervous disorders, anxiety or sleep disturbance. It should be noted that children under 2 years old should not drink capsules. To achieve the desired therapeutic effect, it is enough to add the natural broth of the plant to the bathing bath before going to bed.
Motherwort in pills during pregnancy
Especially for future mothers, pharmacists produce the remedy Pustyrnik-Eco. This drug is safe to take in pregnant women, but the advisability of using it should still be discussed with the attending physician.
The method of use is slightly different from the classical motherwort - 1 tablet 2-3 times a day, half an hour before meals.
Contraindications and side effects of motherwort tablets
It is undesirable to use a medication with moderate and severe form of hypertension, a delayed heart rate, since the drug can aggravate the course of the disease. The matter is that the motherwort helps to reduce only the systolic index, whereas the diastolic pressure does not decrease it.
Also it should be noted that pills are contraindicated in the aggravation of ulcers, both the duodenum and the stomach. In the phase of remission, capsules can be taken.
Before consuming a motherwort, it is important to find out if you are allergic or hypersensitive to the plant in question, because the herb extract is a histamine. It can exhibit such side effects as a skin rash, hives.
Another concomitant treatment effect is dyspepsia, which usually disappears on its own.
The instructions to the drug specify that in rare cases it provokes a decrease in attention, so it is undesirable to use it for people whose professional activities are related to the need to constantly concentrate (machine operators, drivers).
Overdose by Leonurus in tablets
Excessive consumption of the drug causes heartburn, belching and nausea. These phenomena can be eliminated by stopping treatment for a while.