Do you know the beauty benefits of motherwort?

Did you know that motherwort is a traditional Chinese medicine? To be more precise, motherwort is very beneficial to female friends. It is usually eaten during dysmenorrhea to promote blood circulation and relieve pain (here I would like to remind female friends not to rely too much on drugs to relieve pain). In addition to promoting blood circulation, motherwort actually has beauty effects.

Motherwort is the whole herb of the Leonurus japonicus plant of the Lamiaceae family. Annual or biennial herb, flowering in summer. It grows in mountains, wastelands, ridges, grasslands, etc. It is distributed in most parts of the country. Pick in summer when the flowers are in full bloom. The tender stems and leaves of motherwort contain various nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates. It is pungent and cool in nature, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation and eliminating water. Treat irregular menstruation, edema, hematuria, hematuria, dysentery and hemorrhoids.

At present, there are numerous chemical beauty products on the market, and the prices are very expensive. What’s more important is that we don’t know whether what we buy are genuine products. In fact, we can buy Chinese medicinal materials on the market and make beauty products with excellent effects by ourselves. For example, the Chinese medicine Motherwort is a natural beauty agent.

Using traditional Chinese medicine for beauty has a long history in my country. Every spring and summer, the ancients liked to use flowers or wild plants to make natural beauty products. According to legend, Wu Zetian used beauty products made from motherwort all year round, which made her skin as fresh as a 15-year-old girl at the age of 50, and her face still young at the age of 80.

Motherwort, also known as Cnidium monnieri and Kuncao, is a herb that is bitter, pungent and slightly cold. It enters the liver and pericardium meridians. It can promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is a medicinal material used by doctors of all dynasties to treat gynecological diseases. Because it contains trace elements such as selenium and manganese, it can be anti-oxidant, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. Therefore, it has the effect of nourishing the skin. Here are some ways to make beauty products using motherwort, which can be taken internally or applied externally. These methods are simple to learn, have no side effects, and are very effective. You may want to give them a try when you have time. In fact, returning to nature and adding some herbal essences from the East to cosmetics is in line with the world trend in cosmetics development in recent years.

1. Specific preparation method for external application: Wash a whole plant of motherwort with clean water, drain the water, cut it into small pieces, dry it in the sun, grind it into powder, add appropriate amount of water and flour, mix and knead it into a ball as big as glutinous rice balls, then simmer it over fire for a day and night, wait for it to cool, and then grind it into powder. Add 30 grams of talcum powder and 3 grams of rouge powder to every 300 grams of powder, mix them together, put it in a porcelain bottle, and seal it for a period of time before use.

2. Specific method of making anti-acne mask: grind motherwort into powder and squeeze cucumber juice. Add appropriate amount of motherwort powder and honey to the cucumber juice and mix well.

People in ancient times already knew how to use herbs to treat diseases and beautify their skin, but now we are seeking far-flung alternatives. So why not try making our own beauty products? This way we can be beautiful and use them with confidence.