Pustyrnik (herb) 1kg, Kharkiv region.

The motherwort herb common motherwort herb, comparable in its effect on the cardiovascular system to valerian, helps with such diseases as angina pectoris, cardiosclerosis, myocarditis, vegetative-vascular dystonia, heart defects, initial stages of hypertension, malfunctions in the heart muscle, cardiovascular neuroses. Also, this plant has a strong sedative effect, thanks to which it is used for increased nervous excitability, insomnia, headaches, hysteria, neuralgia and other nervous diseases. Motherwort is also used for stomach and bladder ailments, menstrual cycle disorders, and cough. Different parts of this plant are used for many purposes: to obtain dyes, food products, fiber; in some countries, it is used to prepare herbal soups, it is highly valued by beekeepers, however, medicine remains the field in which motherwort is most widely used. It is used in many sedative and cardiac preparations, and the cultivation of this plant reaches industrial scales. Alkaloids, essential oiloil, as well as tannins, saponins, stachydrin, alkaloids, rutin, quercetin, sugar, ascorbic acid and bitter substances are found in the aerial part of this herb.