This kind of mugwort is customarily called mugwort in rural areas. Mugwort is a Chinese herbal medicine, and the whole plant is used as medicine. It has the effects of warming menstruation, removing dampness, dispersing cold, stopping bleeding, anti-inflammatory, relieving asthma, relieving cough, anti-fetal, and anti-allergic effects. In this case, it is most likely to be kept for the summer to repel mosquitoes, because the medicinal value of the stems is minimal, but it can still repel mosquitoes, and the smell of the stems will not diminish. In a few days, at night, mosquitoes will begin to be rampant. Lighting a handful of mugwort stalks in the yard will have the effect of repelling mosquitoes.

I use a sickle to cut the upper branches and leaves, without uprooting them. If you want to use mugwort leaves to scramble eggs, cut the tenderest seedlings. After the mugwort is harvested, it needs to be dried and stored. The soil is not suitable for storage. Use mugwort. Cutting with a sickle is better than pulling out the roots. It is best to harvest mugwort when the weather is dry. Cut two to three centimeters upward from the root. If it goes too far up, a lot of mugwort will be wasted. If it goes too far down, it will easily drive the roots.

Sometimes neighbors will come to ask for a few to hang at the gate on the Dragon Boat Festival, or to bathe their children. Therefore, for the convenience of the folks, I will set the harvesting time of mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival every year. Because harvesting mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival is of special significance to rural people. When it comes to harvesting wormwood, whether it is better to uproot it or just cut off its stems and leaves depends on the purpose of harvesting wormwood. If it is hung on the door to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, it must be uprooted, because rural areas pay attention to the beginning and end

When harvesting mugwort, we usually harvest it on the Dragon Boat Festival, but you can also Harvesting before the Dragon Boat Festival does not necessarily have to be done on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. When we take home the wormwood, we usually put it whole in a relatively ventilated place to dry in the shade. After the wormwood is cloudy, most of the wormwood relies on underground roots. Develop and expand seeds. When harvesting, use a professional harvester to harvest. The roots left in the ground can safely overwinter in the soil, reducing storage links. When digging for seeds in the second year, you only need to dig out the roots in dense areas and transplant them home. , reduce planting costs. To harvest mugwort is to cut off its above-ground stems and leaves and leave its roots in the ground