Ai leaves bitter and pungent, raw temperature, cooked hot, pure Yang nature, can return to the dying of the Yang, through the twelve meridians, go three Yin, the qi and blood, the cold and damp, warm uterus? With the moxibustion fire, can penetrate the meridians and remove all diseases.

Indicates that the use of moxa leaves as moxibustion materials, through the skin, meridians, energy transfer and penetration, dispersing cold, warming the meridians, so that the symptoms of qi and blood paralysis and blockage of the symptoms to be relieved and eliminated.

Not only that, moxibustion is good at replenishing yang qi, tonifying the kidney, strengthening the spleen, and consolidating the vitality. Especially for women, moxa has the reputation of being a "women's protective herb".

The effect is more pronounced on people with cold bodies, removing cold and dampness, preventing colds and playing a good role in strengthening the body. Moxibustion warm, often cure deficiency cold disease, but also pay attention to dietary cooperation, do not eat cold things, blowing wind, wash cool water bath, thin clothing. In addition, according to the specific disease, should also avoid eating spicy hot food.

Ai leaves can dredge the meridians, stop cold pain, speed up the metabolism, is a gynecological medicine, often used to treat the epigastric cold pain, cold menstrual disorders, uterine cold infertility and other diseases. Folk also commonly used to give pregnant women a bath; there are bruises and blood stasis pain, also commonly used in mugwort water to rinse.

Extended information:

< p>In addition to foot soak with moxa leaves, you can also work with dietary therapy, the week before menstruation do not eat cold food, eat more warm food, such as moxa leaves brown sugar eggs: take 10 grams of moxa leaves, 2 eggs, brown sugar in moderation. The leaves will be boiled into juice with water, add boiled and shelled eggs and brown sugar, and then cook for 10 minutes.

This formula can also warm menstruation and relieve pain, effectively treating symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and heavy menstruation, coupled with the egg and brown sugar are rich in nutrients, which is also a good blood tonic for women who have lost too much blood during menstruation.

Reference:

. People's Health - Warming the Meridians with Mugwort

References:

CGN Health - Mugwort is a woman's health herb used to soak feet with magical effects