Mugwort is a perennial herb distributed in Asia and Europe. Generally used for "moxibustion" in acupuncture. The so-called acupuncture is actually divided into two parts. "Acupuncture" means using needles to prick acupuncture points, while "moxibustion" means lighting mugwort and then fumigating and burning the acupuncture points. Although the acupoints are stimulated by heating, not just any paper or grass that is lit can be used as "moxibustion". The smell of mugwort must have played a role as well. When Chinese folk use cupping to treat rheumatism, using mugwort as fuel is more effective.

The root of mugwort is the root of mugwort

Efficacy:

Bitter, dry and pungent powder, which can regulate qi and blood, warm meridians, remove cold and dampness, and relieve cold pain , asking for medicine for gynecology. Used to treat cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, irregular menstruation, cold uterus and infertility, such as Aifu Nuangong Pills. Stir-fried charcoal can be used to stop bleeding, and can be used to treat menorrhagia caused by deficiency and cold, metrorrhagia, vaginal bleeding, and fetal leakage in pregnancy, such as Jiaoai Decoction. This product is pounded into moxa sticks and moxa sticks. External moxibustion can dispel cold, relieve pain, and warm qi and blood. Decoction and external washing can cure eczema and scabies, remove dampness and relieve itching.

Mugwort has been used to prevent plague for thousands of years. Chinese herbal medicine can be obtained locally, and pharmacological research in modern medicine shows that mugwort is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral drug that is effective against many viruses and bacteria. It has inhibitory and killing effects, and has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases. The anti-epidemic method by fumigating mugwort leaves is a simple and easy way to prevent epidemics.

Function:

Mugwort leaf has antibacterial and antiviral effects; antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and anti-allergic effects; liver-protective and beneficial Bile function, etc. Mugwort can be used in recipes such as "wormwood tea", "wormwood soup" and "wormwood porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to disease.

Medicinal properties: Mugwort is closely related to Chinese people’s lives. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people always put moxa at home to “ward off evil spirits.” Water fumigation is used to disinfect and relieve itching. Pregnant women often use moxa water to bathe or fumigate. Traditional medicinal properties theory believes that moxa leaves regulate qi and blood, remove cold and dampness, warm menstruation, stop bleeding, and prevent miscarriage. Modern experimental research has proven that mugwort leaves have antibacterial and antiviral effects; antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and anti-allergic effects; liver-protective and choleretic effects, etc. Mugwort can be used in recipes such as "wormwood tea", "wormwood soup" and "wormwood porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to disease.