Basic things you need to know about Vincristine and Motherwort

Vincristine is a medic to treat cancer, which encounters the growth of cancer cells and decreases their speed in terms of spreading in the body. Through Vincristine leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma (soft tissue tumors), neuroblastoma (cancer in nerve tissue), and Wilms’ tumor.

If you are allergic to this medicine then you should better not use it. If you are already suffering from nerve muscle disorder, this medicine is not for you. However, you can make sure that the use of Vincristine is safe for you by consulting to the doctor if you have liver disease, breathing problems, epilepsy, bacterial infection, blockage in your intestine, or coronary artery disease.

Avoid the use of vincristine even when you are pregnant, it could affect the unborn baby. You can prevent the pregnancy by using the suitable birth control during the treatment with vincristine. There could be a time to avoid pregnancy even after completing the treatment. Better ask your doctor how long to avoid pregnancy after the treatment gets over.

The treatment with vincristine is followed by some side effects. Albeit the side effects will happen to you the way your body would react to it. The unwanted effects it can cause are blood problems, nervous system problems, loss of hair, and few other effects.

If any of the following side effects occur during the treatment with vincristine, contact doctor immediately:-

Less common occurring side effects:
  • Pain or redness where injection is injected
Rare side effects:
  • Tarry stools
  • Blood in urine
  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Pinpoint red spots on skin
  • Bruising or bleeding
Common side effects
  • Blurred sighting or double vision
  • Constipation
  • Difficulty in walking
  • Headache
  • Pain in jaw
  • Pain in joints
  • Back pain
  • Pain in fingers or toes
  • Testicles pain
  • Stomach pain
  • Weakness
Few side effects do not need the medical attention, they occur due to the adjustments your body makes to the medicine. They will be gone as your body will get accustomed to the medicine.

Motherwort

A vascular plant without significant woody tissue either above or on the ground. History suggests that Motherwort leaf and flower were used in different cultures as a herd to counter the problems such as stress, stomach gas, cramping, insomnia, and menopause problems.

Leonurine has become a significant pharmacologically active guanidine alkaloid. It has its effects on the cardiovascular, uterotonic, hypotensive, and neuroprotective.

Considering the benefits of Motherwort, it can be of significant use for the people who are at the risk of nervous heart conditions and digestive disorders. Components of Motherwort can also benefit the people with bronchial asthma, climacteric symptoms, and amenorrhoea, it can also be effective on the external wounds and skin inflammations.

Starting from the antioxidative activities to inflammation the other benefits of Motherwort are listed:-
  • Anxiety
  • Hypertension
  • Depression
  • Tachyarrhythmia 
  • Cardiac tensions
  • Reproductivity
Apart from several benefits it has few side effects as well. However, they are very less. The side effects are mild negative chronotropic, hypotonic and sedatives are the unwanted attributes which are carried by Motherwort.

It is clear that Vincristine and Motherwort have several health benefits. They are also very crucial in treatments of the major problems. But you should be prepared for the side effects and you should also consider visiting your doctor regularly and discuss with them if any of the problems occur as the side effect.

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