Yi Mu, Cyperus, Bitter low grass, Wild asparagus, Spicy mother vine, Yi Mu Ai, Safflower Ai, Kun Cao, Withered grass, Bitter grass, Yi Mu Artemisia, Di Lu Ai, Moon mother grass, Whirlwind grass, Wild oil hemp, Ground mother grass, Four-pronged grass. Origin and Sources This product is the fresh or dried above-ground part of motherwort of the family Labiatae. Characteristic Dried motherwort stem surface gray-green or yellow-green; body light, tough, with pith in the middle of the section. Leaf blade gray-green, more crinkled, broken, easy to fall off. Verticillate inflorescence axillary, small flowers lavender, calyx cylindrical, corolla bilabiate. The cut section is about 2cm long. Taste and Attribution Bitter, pungent, slightly cold. Inducing the liver, pericardium and bladder meridians. Promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, clearing heat and detoxicating. Used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, incomplete dew, edema and urination, sores and swelling. Usage and dosage For internal use: decoction, 9-30 grams, fresh 12-40 grams, or boiled in paste, or in pills or powder. External use: appropriate amount, decoction or fresh herb pounding. 1. Hawthorn Beneficial Mother Tea. Mainly used for treating blood stasis and abdominal pain, menstrual disorders, tiredness and less food. Hawthorn 12 grams, motherwort 12 grams, angelica 6 grams, brown sugar 3 grams. Add hawthorn, motherwort and angelica to brew with appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and smother for about 20 minutes, mix in brown sugar and drink; 2. 30 grams of motherwort, 9 grams of aromatic herb. Decocted in water; 3. For the treatment of blood stasis and abdominal pain, lumbar and back pain, etc. Radix et Rhizoma Beneficium 15g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 12g, Radix Mucuna Pruriens 9g, Radix Paeoniae Alba 9g. Radix et Rhizoma Beneficium 120g, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng 30g, Rhizoma Atractylodes Macrocephala 30g, Radix Paeonia Lactiflora 30g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong 30g, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata 60g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 60g, Radix Glycyrrhiza Uralensis 15g. Grind finely and make pills with refined honey. Take 6 grams per serving, honey on an empty stomach. If the spleen and stomach are cold and stagnant, add Sharen and Chen Pi; if the abdomen is distended and depressed, add Xiang Fu and Yu Jin; (Jing Yue Quan Shu) 5. Beneficial Motherwort 3000 grams, decocted in water and concentrated, add 1000 grams of red sugar to collect the paste, 15 grams per serving, boiled water; (Huizhang Experiential Formula) 6. Add 30-60 grams of motherwort, 20 grams of yanhuosuo, 2 eggs, boil them with water, remove the shells after the eggs are cooked and boil them again for a few moments, remove the dregs, eat the eggs and drink the soup, once a day before menstruation, and take it 5-7 times. (Chinese Herbal Medicine for Healing: 320 Allopathic Chinese Medicines Illustrated)