Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a common plant around us, and it is also a very useful medicinal material.

alias of wormwood: xiaomao, bingtai, zhicao, mugwort, mugwort, moxa, mugwort, wormwood, wormwood, moxa, medicinal herb, yellow herb, wormwood, etc. It is widely distributed, almost all over the country except for extremely dry and cold areas.

the whole herb of Artemisia argyi has the functions of warming channels, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and resisting allergy. It is recorded in the medical books of past dynasties as "an essential medicine for stopping bleeding" and is one of the commonly used drugs in gynecology. It is especially good for treating gynecological diseases of deficiency and cold, such as irregular menstruation, menstrual pain, abdominal pain, abortion, uterine bleeding, rheumatoid arthritis, head wind, intra-monthly wind, etc., and chronic bronchitis and asthma in the elderly. Modern experimental studies have proved that Artemisia argyi leaves have antibacterial and antiviral effects; Antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; Hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; Sedative and antiallergic effects; Protecting liver and benefiting gallbladder, etc.

Coup for external use

1 Indoor fumigation

In spring, the rain is gradually increasing, the humidity is getting worse, and the probability of respiratory diseases is also increasing. Indoor fumigation can play a certain role in prevention and treatment.

practice: fumigation with moxa sticks for 3 minutes can play a role in disinfection and sterilization of rooms, expelling pests, cleaning the air, and also has a preventive effect on respiratory infectious diseases, and it is fragrant, non-toxic and harmless. It has a certain preventive effect on infectious diseases such as chicken pox, mumps and scarlet fever.

Reminder: It should be reminded that patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma should be careful to smoke with mugwort. Some sensitive patients may be intolerant of the smell of mugwort, and they will feel more chest tightness and cough.

2 foot massage with mugwort leaves

Practice: Take mugwort leaves, wrap them in gauze, put them in a pot, boil them with water, smoke your feet first, then soak your feet, and then put your feet in water when the water temperature is 4 to 5 degrees Celsius. Soaking feet with mugwort leaves can help treat respiratory diseases and remove cold.

Reminder: Diabetic patients should be cautious about foot massage.

3. Wash your hair with boiling water.

Practice: Take mugwort leaves, wrap them in gauze, put them in a pot and boil them with water. When the water temperature reaches about 35 degrees Celsius, wash your hair with water, mugwort leaves can kill bacteria and diminish inflammation, and also make mugwort leaves relieve itching and remove dandruff. Although some people don't lose their hair in a large area, scalp itching and dandruff flying all over the sky are common problems. Sticking to boiling water with Folium Artemisiae Argyi to wash your hair every day can clean up the fungi and mites on your scalp, help to keep your scalp healthy, reduce inflammation and other problems, and thus prevent scalp itching and dandruff.

4 wormwood sachet

Practice: put wormwood leaves into gauze, seal the mouth, and put them under a pillow or bedside, or make a pharmaceutical pillow or vest. The aroma of wormwood leaves will help to refresh the nerves and relieve insomnia. It can also prevent and treat chronic bronchitis or asthma in the elderly, stomach pain due to deficiency of cold, etc.

How to eat

In addition to external use, wormwood is also a good food.

1 wormwood youth league

Material: 5g of wormwood leaves, 5g of glutinous rice flour, 1g of starch, 1g of white sugar, appropriate amount of bean paste stuffing, 1g of baking soda and appropriate amount of cooking oil

Practice:

1. Wash the tender leaves of wormwood leaves.

2. Boil the water in a pot, add mugwort leaves and baking soda, and cook for 5 minutes. Take it out and rinse it in cold water for several times, then drain the water.

3. Add appropriate amount of water to the boiled Folium Artemisiae Argyi and put it into a wall-breaking machine to make wormwood paste for later use.

4. Pour glutinous rice flour and starch into the bowl, add wormwood paste and white sugar, and knead the delicate dough.

5. Add cooking oil to the dough and knead evenly to make the dough absorb oil.

6. Pour the dough into the container, boil water in the pot, and steam the dough in the pot for 3 minutes.

7. Take it out while it is hot, knead the dough, spread it out and put it in a slightly less hot place.

8. Take the small dough and wrap it in the bean paste.

2 mugwort Melaleuca Cake

Material: 5g horseshoe powder, 5g mugwort leaves, 1 can of coconut juice, and 2g sugar

Practice:

1. Wash mugwort leaves with boiling water, take them out and drain them with cold water, and add water to break them with a wall-breaking machine.

2. filter the broken wormwood into juice to get residue-free wormwood juice.

3. Take 5g water chestnut powder, divide it into two parts, 25g each, one part is added with wormwood juice, and stir evenly, and wormwood is made into pulp for standby; the other part is added with a can of coconut juice and 2g water, and stir evenly, and the coconut juice is made into pulp for standby.

4. Put 5g water in another pot, add 2g sugar and cook. Put a spoonful of wormwood raw pulp while turning off the fire, stir the cooked pulp quickly, then pour the cooked pulp back into the wormwood raw pulp and stir it quickly. The wormwood raw pulp is ready and set aside for use.

5. Boil 5g water in another pot, turn off the fire, add a spoonful of raw coconut milk, stir the cooked coconut milk quickly, then pour the cooked coconut milk back into the raw coconut milk, stir it quickly, and the raw coconut milk will be ready and set aside.

6. finally, a layer of raw and cooked wormwood pulp and a layer of raw and cooked coconut milk pulp are steamed and taken out of the pot.

well, although there are many benefits of mugwort, there are some precautions when using mugwort.

First of all, it is not advisable to take too much at one time, which may easily cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal discomfort. Secondly, the oil in wormwood is irritating to the skin. If the skin is hot and flushed, it is best to stop using it. In addition, it is best not to use wormwood for people who are warm and easy to get angry. It is best to consult a doctor before using wormwood.