In terms of nutritional value, wormwood has the effects of relieving asthma, benefiting gallbladder, eliminating fire, resisting bacteria, expelling cold and removing dampness, while the juice of wheat straw has the effects of removing oil and greasy, promoting digestion and reducing fire, and can also play a role in beauty.
There is a close relationship between wormwood and people's life in China. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people always put wormwood at home to "ward off evil spirits", and the dried plants are soaked in water for disinfection and itching relief. Mothers often take a bath or fumigation with wormwood water.
Compendium of Materia Medica not only records Artemisia annua and Artemisia argyi, but also records Artemisia argyi (produced in Qizhou, now in Xinzhou Town, Qichun County, Hubei Province), which can be used as medicine. The cultivated variety cv. qiai of this line is different from the original species (wild species) in that the cultivated variety is tall, with a height of 150-250 cm and a strong aroma; The leaves are thick and papery, the coat is dense and thick, the middle leaves are feather-shaped, the upper leaves are usually undivided, oval or oblong, the longest is 7-8 cm, and the width is 1.5 cm, and the leaves are often kneaded into cotton wool. As a medicine, it is warm, bitter, pungent and slightly sweet.
The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of warming menstruation, 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, especially for treating gynecological diseases of deficiency-cold type, and also for treating chronic bronchitis and asthma in the elderly. It can prevent mother-to-child infection in the puerperal period when boiling water and bathing, or make pillows and medicine vests to prevent and treat chronic bronchitis or asthma in the elderly and stomachache due to deficiency-cold. The mugwort leaves are dried and mashed to obtain "moxa wool", which can be made into moxa sticks for moxibustion and used as raw materials for "inkpad". In addition, the whole grass is used as an insecticidal pesticide or smoked tobacco as a room disinfection and insecticide. Buds and seedlings are used as vegetables.
Wormwood is bitter, pungent and warm, and enters the spleen, liver and kidney. Compendium of Materia Medica records that Folium Artemisiae Argyi is used as medicine, which is warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, pure in yang, dredging twelve meridians, restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage, and is also commonly used in acupuncture. Therefore, it is also called "herbal medicine", and the "herbal bath" that is popular in Taiwan Province mostly uses wormwood. Regarding the properties of mugwort leaves, Materia Medica says: "mugwort leaves can moxibustion all diseases." "Materia Medica from the New" says: "Artemisia argyi leaves are bitter and bitter, warm, ripe and hot, and pure in yang, which can restore the lost yang, dredge the twelve meridians, take three yin, regulate qi and blood, expel cold and dampness, and warm the uterus ... so as to moxibustion fire, it can penetrate the meridians and eliminate all diseases." It shows that the use of Folium Artemisiae Argyi as moxibustion material has the functions of dredging meridians, eliminating yin and cold, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass, restoring yang and saving adverse events. According to modern pharmacology, the volatile oil of Folium Artemisiae Argyi is rich in 1.8- cineole (accounting for more than 50%), while others include α-cacinone, sesquiterpene enol and their esters. Air-dried leaves contain minerals 10. 13%, fat 2.59%, protein 25.85%, and vitamins A, B 1, B2, C, etc. Moxibustion with mugwort leaves, generally, the older the better, so there is a saying that "seven years of illness, three years of moxa" ("Mencius").
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Wormwood has the effects of regulating menstruation, stopping bleeding, preventing miscarriage, dispelling cold and removing dampness. Treat irregular menstruation, menstrual pain, abdominal pain, abortion, and uterine bleeding, and radically cure rheumatoid arthritis, head wind, and intra-month wind. Because it can cut ice and make it round, and it can cure all diseases, it is the most commonly used medicine for doctors. 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. Wormwood can be used as recipes such as "wormwood tea", "wormwood soup" and "wormwood porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to diseases. Wormwood has a special fragrance, which has the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects. Therefore, the ancients often hung wormwood in front of the door, first to ward off evil spirits and second to drive away mosquitoes.
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Wormwood is also a good food. Among the traditional foods in southern China, there is a kind of Ciba made of wormwood as the main raw material (see Ai Ai). That is, the fresh and tender wormwood and glutinous rice flour before and after Qingming are mixed together in a ratio of one to two, wrapped with stuffing such as peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar (mung bean paste will be added in some areas), and then steamed. In Dongjiang Valley of Guangdong Province, local people pick fresh leaves and buds of wormwood in winter and spring for vegetable consumption.
Every time in beginning of spring, Hakka people in Ganzhou have the custom of collecting wormwood to make Amy fruit. The shape of Amy's fruit is similar to that of jiaozi, but it is bigger with stuffing, so it is delicious and can be used as a staple food.
Efficacy and function of wormwood
(A) the nutritional value of wormwood
According to modern pharmacology, the volatile oil of Folium Artemisiae Argyi is rich in 1.8- cineole (accounting for more than 50%), and others are α-cacinone, sesquiterpene enol and their esters. Air-dried leaves contain minerals 10. 13%, fat 2.59%, protein 25.85%, and vitamins A, B 1, B2, C, etc. Moxibustion with mugwort leaves, generally, the older the better, so there is a saying that "seven years of illness, three years of moxa" ("Mencius").
Wormwood is bitter, pungent and warm, and enters the spleen, liver and kidney. Compendium of Materia Medica records that Folium Artemisiae Argyi is used as medicine, which is warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, pure in yang, dredging twelve meridians, restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage, and is also commonly used in acupuncture. Therefore, it is also called "herbal medicine", and the "herbal bath" that is popular in Taiwan Province mostly uses wormwood.
(2) The efficacy of wormwood
Wormwood is bitter, dry and pungent, which can regulate qi and blood, warm meridians, expel cold and dampness, and stop cold pain. It is an important medicine for gynecology. It is used to treat epigastric cold pain, irregular menstruation and infertility due to cold uterus, such as Aifu Nuangong Pill. Stir-frying charcoal to stop bleeding can be used to treat deficiency-cold menorrhagia, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia, and fetal leakage during pregnancy, such as Jiao Ai Tang. This product is mashed and made into moxa sticks and moxa sticks. External moxibustion can dispel cold, relieve pain and warm qi and blood. External washing with decoction can cure wet sores and scabies, eliminate dampness and relieve itching.
Regarding the properties of mugwort leaves, Materia Medica says: "mugwort leaves can moxibustion all diseases." "Materia Medica from the New" says: "Artemisia argyi leaves are bitter and bitter, warm, ripe and hot, and pure in yang, which can restore the lost yang, dredge the twelve meridians, take the three yin, regulate qi and blood, expel cold and dampness, warm the uterus, and ... moxibustion with fire can penetrate the meridians and eliminate all diseases." It shows that the use of Folium Artemisiae Argyi as moxibustion material has the functions of dredging meridians, eliminating yin and cold, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass, restoring yang and saving adverse events.
(3) the role of wormwood
Folium Artemisiae Argyi has been preventing plague for thousands of years, and Chinese herbal medicines can be obtained locally. The pharmacological research of modern medicine shows that Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral drug, which has inhibitory and killing effects on many viruses and bacteria, and has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on respiratory diseases. The method of fumigation with mugwort leaves is a simple and easy epidemic prevention method.
Wormwood, also known as mugwort and mugwort. Its stems and leaves all contain volatile aromatic oil, which produces peculiar fragrance, can drive away mosquitoes, flies and insects, and purify the air. Ai is often used as medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the functions of qi and blood, warming uterus and eliminating cold and dampness. Moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, the "moxa wool" processed from Artemisia argyi leaves is burned on acupuncture points to treat diseases.
Treat various inflammatory chronic bronchitis.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi oil capsules can be used, 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day, and 1 day is1course of treatment, which can be taken continuously for 2-4 courses, and has a good curative effect on chronic bronchitis, cough and asthma. You can also use fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi 1000g, clean and chop, soak in 4000ml water for 4-6 hours, decoct and filter and concentrate to about 3000ml. Taking 40ml each time, three times a day, can effectively relieve symptoms of chronic bronchitis with expectoration, asthma, cold limbs and pale tongue.
Treat irregular menstruation and prolonged menstruation.
Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Poria, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Arillus Longan, cuttlefish bone each 10g, Cortex et Radix Polygalae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Aucklandiae, charcoal of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and charcoal of palm each 6g, Radix Astragali 15g, Radix Ginseng 3g, 3 slices of ginger, 4 jujubes, and decocted with water. It has a good effect on prolonging menstrual period due to qi deficiency.
Treat infertility.
A medicated diet made of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and other drugs has a good therapeutic effect on infertility caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yang. Usage: Take 2 quails, remove hair and viscera, donkey-hide gelatin, dodder seed and antler glue each 15g, ginseng and chuanxiong each 10g, and folium Artemisiae Argyi 30g. First, decoct Semen Cuscutae, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, and Radix Ginseng in water to get 250ml of juice, then put quail and medicinal juice in a steaming bowl, stew them thoroughly in water, and add Colla Corii Asini and Colla cornus Cervi to eat meat and drink soup while it is hot.
Acupuncture.
Wormwood is often used in acupuncture. For the treatment of facial paralysis, dry folium Artemisiae Argyi is rubbed into a pile as big as peanuts, 8 pieces of ginger with 2 cents are taken, several holes are punched in the center of the ginger pieces with a needle, moxa sticks are placed on the top, the point of Shimonoseki is first moxibustion, and then it is repeatedly moved from Shimonoseki to the point of cheek car. When moving, ginger slices can't leave the skin. It is advisable to have 3 strong ginger-separated moxibustion per slice. It is advisable for patients to endure moxibustion until the skin is warm and red. Moxibustion 1 time per day, 7 days for 1 course of treatment (patients with facial paralysis face to the left, then moxibustion to the right; Conversely, moxibustion on the left).
Lose weight.
Operation method: light one end of moxa roll, and smoke it at X position of Guanyuan and Fenglong respectively for about x 10 minutes until it turns red locally. 1 time per day, 1 time is1course of treatment. Generally, 3 to 5 courses of treatment can play an effective role in losing weight.
Antibacterial effect.
Smoked with Xiao Ye Folium Artemisiae Argyi, it also has bacteriostatic effect on many pathogenic fungi. Xiao Ye wormwood water extract and decoction also have certain inhibitory effects on a variety of pathogenic fungi in vitro. The water decoction of Artemisia argyi has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, α-hemolytic streptococcus, diplococcus pneumoniae, diphtheria bacillus, Shigella sonnei, typhoid and paratyphoid bacillus, Vibrio cholerae, etc.
Antiasthmatic effect.
Experiments have proved that the wormwood extract has a relaxing effect on the bronchi of guinea pigs.
Cholestasis.
The experiment showed that the oil of Folium Artemisiae Argyi also had obvious cholagogic effect on mice, which increased their bile flow by 26%.
Regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness.
Warming channels, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. Treat cold pain in the heart, diarrhea, tendon rotation, chronic dysentery, emesis, bleeding, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia, restless fetal movement, carbuncle and scabies.
Hemostatic effect.
The water infusion of Folium Artemisiae Argyi can promote blood coagulation in rabbits, but some people think that the hemostatic effect of Folium Artemisiae Argyi has not been confirmed. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a commonly used hemostatic drug in clinic. It is often used to warm meridians to stop bleeding and stir-fry charcoal. Pharmacological experiments have preliminarily proved that the hemostatic effect of Folium Artemisiae Argyi is enhanced after charcoal making.
Promote uterine contraction.
The experiment shows that wild wormwood decoction can excite rabbit uterus in vitro and produce tonic contraction. The crude extract also has obvious exciting effect on guinea pig uterus in vitro.
Artemisia argyi bath.
Take 30-50g fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi, soak it in boiling water for 5-10 minute, take out Folium Artemisiae Argyi, add water and adjust it to the appropriate water temperature before bathing. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the effects of benefiting qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, stopping bleeding, sleeping peacefully and warming meridians. It has a certain course of treatment for folliculitis and eczema.
Although Folium Artemisiae Argyi is widely used, it should be noted that it also has its side effects, which are irritating to the digestive tract and skin. Taking it in large quantities can cause poisoning, resulting in a series of poisoning symptoms of digestive system and nervous system.
(4) Medicinal characteristics of wormwood
There is a close relationship between wormwood and people's life in China. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people always put wormwood at home to "ward off evil spirits". The withered plants are soaked in water for disinfection and itching relief. Mothers often take a bath or fumigation with wormwood water. Traditional medicinal theory holds that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, warming channels, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. 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. Wormwood can be used as recipes such as "wormwood tea", "wormwood soup" and "wormwood porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to diseases.
Wormwood soaking feet
Method:
The method of soaking feet in wormwood is similar to that of soaking feet in ginger. Generally, 30 ~ 50g (a handful) of dried wormwood is taken to soak feet in boiling water.
note:
Patients with severe cold and dampness can soak their feet with wormwood once a week. You can also soak your feet with wormwood water and drink a cup of ginger and jujube water (10 dried jujube with two slices of ginger and ten bowls of water for two hours) as an aid.
Attention should be paid to soaking feet with wormwood, and at the same time, drink more warm water, eat less cold food and pay attention to rest. The discomfort of head, face, throat and chronic bronchitis caused by deficiency heat and excess fire can be relieved to some extent.
People with fever, hypotension and diabetes should soak their feet with wormwood under the guidance of a doctor. Soak your feet with wormwood 2~3 times a week, not too often. Because soaking feet with wormwood can cause fire to descend, sometimes it will cause insufficient qi and blood in the head and face, which is easy to cause dizziness, headache and emotional changes.
However, some people are very weak, and eating some nourishing food will lead to toothache and oral ulcer. In this case, you can wait until you get angry before soaking your feet with mugwort water. When there is no fire, you can continue to eat tonic, and stick to soaking your feet with warm water every day. Pay attention to eating cold and cold food by mistake to prevent the invasion of cold and dampness. Slowly, you will find that eating nourishing food will not easily get angry, and your physique will gradually increase.
Wormwood mosquito drive
"Some Chinese herbal medicines and plants are natural mosquito repellent materials." The most typical one is wormwood, which has a special fragrance and can effectively repel mosquitoes. Ignite wormwood or moxa sticks every night, and the smoke emitted can quickly smoke mosquitoes away; Or soak wormwood and calamus in water to mop the floor, or boil them into warm water and apply them to your body to repel mosquitoes. Hanging a dried moxa stick in the shade in the room can also drive away mosquitoes, moths and insects.
Practice: Because Chinese herbal medicines such as white orchid, Cinnamomum camphora, orange peel, Qilixiang, Ruxiang, fennel, mint, Acorus calamus, Illicium verum, citronella, Shanqiang, etc. all have mosquito repellent effects, and the mosquito repellent time can last up to 9 hours. Therefore, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Flos Caryophylli, Herba Eupatorii, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Borneolum Syntheticum, Herba Pogostemonis, Camphora, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Herba Menthae can be put together, made into sachets, and hung indoors. It can be replaced once every10-0/5 days, and it can also effectively repel mosquitoes. These medicines can be bought in pharmacies, and the price is not expensive. "You can also buy some essential oils such as camphor oil and lavender. Experiments show that the mosquito repellent protection can last for more than 6 hours when camphor oil is applied to the skin. You can also dry orange peel or orange peel and ignite it. The principle and function are similar to those of mosquito-repellent incense. "If you have allergic diseases such as asthma and rhinitis, it is best to stay away from sachets and fumigants, and don't use them to wipe your body."
How to eat wormwood
Ai Cao Qing Tuan
Materials:
Appropriate amount of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, 200g glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour100g, peanuts, white sesame seeds, sesame seeds, lard (refined) and sugar.
Practice:
(1) Fresh leaves of wormwood, leaving leaves and removing stalks, scalding in boiling water and taking them out;
(2) Cut into small pieces, and add a proper amount of water cooking machine to paste;
(3) prepare glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour, put them into a large basin, add wormwood paste and appropriate amount of white sugar water (white sugar is boiled in water and then cooled), and knead them into smooth dough and long strips;
(4) Cut into even small doses with a knife, knead one into a circle, and wrap it with stuffing;
(5) closing and rounding to make a green embryo;
(6) place on lotus leaf;
(7) Dip the noodles in water and light fried black sesame seeds;
(8) Leave it in the steam steamer 15 minutes.
Artemisia argyi fruit
Materials:
Rice flour, glutinous rice flour, mugwort leaf.
Practice:
(1) Cut the salty stuffing into dices, adjust the flavor, and fry in oil until cooked.
(2) Blanch the Folium Artemisiae Argyi with hot water, squeeze out bitter juice and rinse with cold water. The above process is repeated twice.
(3) Add a little alkali, boil the wormwood with boiling water, and pour the juice into the rice flour to mix well.
(4) Add glutinous rice flour and knead it evenly again.
(5) Knead into green dough (covered with wet wipes).
(6) Knead into strips.
(7) Divide into small groups.
(8) Kneading.
(9) Round stuffing is sweet, and jiaozi-shaped stuffing is salty. My bag is inevitably ugly! Steaming the wrapped fruit with strong fire for 6 to 8 minutes.
Aiye fried rice
Materials:
50g of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, a bowl of leftovers, appropriate amount of green pepper, appropriate amount of onion, appropriate amount of refined salt and appropriate amount of black pepper.
Practice:
(1) Prepare tender mugwort leaves and accessories. A bowl of leftovers.
(2) Wash onion and green pepper and cut into small pieces; Cut the sausage into small pieces for later use.
(3) Boil water in the pot, add a little baking soda, and leave the mugwort for a while; Pick it up and chop it up.
(4) Heat the oil in the pan, add onion, green pepper and sausage and stir well.
(5) Pour in rice and stir-fry; Then pour in the broken mugwort leaves, add salt and pepper, and stir well; Mix well and serve in a bowl.
Boiled eggs with wormwood
Materials:
Folium Artemisiae Argyi 100g, natural grain blending oil, refined salt, and 3 eggs for small farmers.
method of work
(1) Artemisia argyi leaves are removed from impurities, stalks and soaked in water.
(2) Wash the Folium Artemisiae Argyi, and beat 3 eggs in a small pot.
(3) The mugwort leaves are chopped and the eggs are scattered.
(4) Boil water in the pot.
(5) Boil the water, then pour in the mugwort leaves and boil.
(6) Pour in the egg liquid and boil.
(7) Turn to low heat after boiling.
(8) Add a proper amount of salt and oil and boil.
Ai Cao jiaozi
Materials:
Raw flour, pork, small-scale peasant eggs, soy sauce, mugwort leaves, refined salt, yuanzhen sugar.
Practice:
(1) Wash the Folium Artemisiae Argyi, scald it in water, and chop it.
(2) Pick the semi-fat pork, wash it, chop it, and mix it with raw flour, soy sauce, eggs, soup, salt and sugar.
(3) then mix the mugwort leaves evenly.
(4) With the ready-made jiaozi ratio, a jiaozi is ready with a press and a pinch.
(5) After smearing the oil on the steaming plate, it is enough to steam on high fire for about 20 minutes.
Artemisia argyi taboo
Taboo when you are drunk, angry, frightened and afraid of overwork and satiety.
People with allergic skin should not use moxa moxibustion.
When applying moxibustion, operate carefully to prevent burning the skin; Pregnant women should follow the doctor's advice when applying moxibustion. Store in a dry place to prevent moisture.
Wormwood can dispel dampness and prevent colds.
Mencius said: "seven years of illness, three years of love." It means that the disease of seven years is stubborn, but Chen Ai, who has been there for more than three years, may be able to cure it. It can be seen that people have fully affirmed the role of wormwood in preventing and treating diseases.
Chinese medicine believes that wormwood is bitter in taste and warm in nature, and has the functions of eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, warming meridians and stopping bleeding. Modern pharmacological studies have proved that wormwood has inhibitory effects on various bacteria, viruses and fungi, such as pneumococcus, hemolytic streptococcus, influenza virus and so on.
There is more rain and humidity in spring in the south, and the temperature fluctuates greatly. If you catch cold or get caught in the rain, it is easy to cause a cold. At this time, it is the growing season of wormwood. If you can use wormwood reasonably, it will not only keep you away from the trouble of humidity, but also prevent and treat colds well.
First, drink wormwood soup or eat foods made of wormwood. If you accidentally meet a cold in the wet spring, you might as well take fresh wormwood15g, add appropriate amount of water, decoct it, then cover it with a quilt and have a good sleep. After sweating, the discomfort such as stuffy nose and headache will be alleviated or disappeared. In the wet season, eating the food made of wormwood often has a good preventive effect on colds and other diseases caused by cold and dampness. For example, fresh wormwood can be washed, then a proper amount of flour is sprinkled, mixed and scattered, so that the surface of wormwood is all covered with flour, cooked in a steamer, taken out of the pot after about 30 minutes, placed in a bowl, and mixed with sesame oil, onion, garlic paste, etc. to form a delicious steamed cake. In addition, it is also a good choice to cook wormwood with boiled or fried soup.
Second, take a bath with wormwood. If you accidentally catch cold or get caught in the rain, take a bath of wormwood immediately after you get home, which can play the role of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness and preventing colds. The specific method is to take 50-100g of fresh wormwood, brew it in boiling water in the bathtub for 5- 10 minutes, then take out wormwood and add water to adjust it to the appropriate water temperature to take a bath. Wormwood bath is not only beneficial to the prevention and treatment of colds, but also has a good therapeutic effect on eczema and folliculitis. In addition, frequent bathing with wormwood has a good cosmetic effect, because wormwood can promote blood circulation and improve skin metabolism. There is wormwood in the whitening bath studied by Cixi's physician.
Third, smoke the room with wormwood. Modern research shows that the smoke burned by wormwood has obvious inhibitory effect on many pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses that cause epidemic diseases. Therefore, in the season of frequent infectious diseases such as colds, wormwood can be dried, lit and smoked in the room, which can not only form a natural disinfection air curtain in the air around the human body, but also kill bacteria and viruses accumulated in the sinus cavity and throat of the human body, thus playing a role in preventing influenza.
Tips:
Although wormwood is good, it should not be eaten for a long time. In wet spring, it can be eaten once every 7-8 days. Because of its pungent taste, patients with wind-heat cold should not eat it to prevent "adding fuel to the fire."