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Leonurus japonicus
Key TCM gynecological herb that invigorates blood, regulates menstruation, promotes urination, and reduces edema. Widely used for menstrual disorders throughout East Asia.
Leonurus japonicus, commonly known as Leonurus Herb or Yi Mu Cao, is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese gynecology, used to invigorate blood, regulate menstruation, promote urination, and reduce edema. Its primary active compounds include leonurine, stachydrine, and rutin, which confer uterotonic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Modern evidence, though limited to pilot studies, supports its traditional applications for menstrual disorders and postpartum recovery.
Leonurine, the major alkaloid, acts as a partial agonist at uterine smooth muscle muscarinic receptors and inhibits phosphodiesterase, increasing cAMP and enhancing uterine contractility. Stachydrine suppresses NF-κB activation, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, while the diuretic effect involves inhibition of renal tubular reabsorption, possibly via aquaporin modulation. Flavonoids like rutin contribute antioxidant activity by scavenging free radicals and upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes.
Key TCM gynecological herb that invigorates blood, regulates menstruation, promotes urination, and reduces edema. Widely used for menstrual disorders throughout East Asia.
Leonurus japonicus, commonly known as Leonurus Herb or Yi Mu Cao, is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese gynecology, used to invigorate blood, regulate menstruation, promote urination, and reduce edema. Its primary active compounds include leonurine, stachydrine, and rutin, which confer uterotonic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Modern evidence, though limited to pilot studies, supports its traditional applications for menstrual disorders and postpartum recovery.
Leonurine, the major alkaloid, acts as a partial agonist at uterine smooth muscle muscarinic receptors and inhibits phosphodiesterase, increasing cAMP and enhancing uterine contractility. Stachydrine suppresses NF-κB activation, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, while the diuretic effect involves inhibition of renal tubular reabsorption, possibly via aquaporin modulation. Flavonoids like rutin contribute antioxidant activity by scavenging free radicals and upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes.