Since ancient times, Ai Ye has been widely used. It is not only edible, but also used as medicine. In primitive times, humans used mugwort as a fuel for making fires and preserving fires. Because it is not only convenient to ignite after being rolled into moxa , but also can burn slowly. Later, it was discovered that Mugwort can effectively prevent the plague. Every household will hang Mugwort high up around the Dragon Boat Festival every year. Over time, this has become a folk custom.
In modern times, more and more people use mugwort to soak their feet. But Ai Ye has sex, so you can soak your feet once a week.
Some people also like to make wormwood into sachets to repel mosquitoes.
Southern China uses mugwort leaves as the main raw material to make mugwort .
Precautions
Modern research has found that
1, excitement uterus
is properly processed and dosed with wormwood to stop bleeding. Excessive use of mugwort may cause uterine bleeding, cramps, and contractions, which can lead to miscarriage or threatened abortion .
3, Mugwort has a small poison
Animal experiments have shown that continuous high-dose administration of this drug can cause liver damage. This shows that Mugwort has little toxicity and should not be overdose or taken for a long time. The
Pharmacopoeia stipulates that the internal dosage of mugwort is 3-9 g. Appropriate amount for external use. 3g hold a small.
can be moxibustion, orally taken
fumigation and external use
Chinese medicine believes that mugwort leaves are pungent, bitter and mild, and it is used for metrorrhagia (irregular vaginal bleeding) in the liver, kidney and spleen. , Shao-abdominal cold pain, irregular menstruation, cold uterine infertility, cold guest's uterus of medicine. Modern research has found that
1, anti-pathogenic microorganisms
smoked mugwort and mugwort decoction have antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial effects, and mugwort oil has anti-inflammatory effects. Using mugwort boiled water for medicated bath and fumigation can treat skin itching.
2, antiasthmatic
mugwort leaf oil contains α-terpineol, which can act on the central nervous system to achieve expectorant, antiasthmatic and antitussive effects by regulating the trachea.
3, sedation and analgesia
mugwort leaf oil has the effect of dispelling cold and analgesic, and mugwort leaf oil significantly increases the sleep time of mice to calm down.
