Mugwort looks mostly ovate with irregularly serrated edges, and the leaves are gray-green on the front side and grayish-white on the back side, and have white downy hairs.

Mugwort is a relatively common plant, its form is relatively special, most of the leaves are usually lobes are ovate, there are a few lanceolate shape, and the surface of the leaf has a white downy, with a high ornamental value, oval flowers in September and October, the root is more robust, up to about 1.5-2cm long.

Mugwort's flowers are generally oval, the corolla is in the shape of a goblet, the style is more slender than other plants, and the flower form of most plants are not the same. Mugwort's roots are more developed, in the soil need to have enough space to stretch, the roots to show a brown, gray-brown, usually can also choose a deeper container, will be potted culture can be.

Mugwort role:

1, expel mosquitoes

Mugwort leaves with volatile sesame oil, dry the mugwort ignited, the use of the aroma can be reasonable to expel mosquitoes, in ancient times, we often make mugwort into a scented capsule to wear in the body in order to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

2, purify indoor air

Ai Ye grass purify indoor air role is also very strong, due to the total area of the leaves of the mugwort is very large, so the digestion and absorption of carbon dioxide is usually more than the other green plants, the use of this feature, we can be put into the dining room kitchen, digestion and absorption of kitchen fumes to release the air fresh.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Mugwort