Wormwood is used more around the Dragon Boat Festival in rural areas, because people believe in their hearts that wormwood has the effect of driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters, so many people hang wormwood on their doors on this day. Although it is an exaggeration to say that it is a bit exaggerated to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, the effect of hanging wormwood and mosquito coils is still quite large.
In fact, wormwood is a traditional food in the south of the mainland, such as glutinous rice with wormwood as the main raw material, which is liked by many people. In spring, many friends will pick fresh wormwood leaves or mugwort sprouts and eat them as vegetables.
I believe many people have heard the saying "the family has three years of love, and Langzhong does not have to come". From this sentence, it can be seen that the correct use of Chen Ai in daily life has many benefits for the body.
This is mainly because many of the effects of fresh mugwort leaves cannot be fully exerted, but after a certain period of precipitation, especially wormwood stored for more than 3 years, the effect will be better.
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So, what are the benefits of wormwood for the body?
First, inhibit bacteria
The volatile oil contained in wormwood has the effect of inhibiting bacteria, when wormwood is ignited, its fragrance components have an inhibitory effect on bacteria and viruses in the surrounding environment, and after this fragrance enters the mouth, nose and respiratory tract, it can effectively form a micromembrane barrier, which has an obstructive effect on bacteria and viruses.
Moxibustion is to stimulate specific acupuncture points with the help of heat and medicinal power when moxa leaves are burned, which can achieve the purpose of dispelling diseases and maintaining health.
However, the following points should be paid attention to when doing moxibustion: First of all, moxibustion does not need to be done every day, it can be done 3 times a week. Secondly, if you eat too much or do not eat, moxibustion is not suitable. At the same time, there is no need for too many acupuncture points for a moxibustion, generally about 4 are enough, and each moxibustion is enough for 20 minutes. Finally, after moxibustion, you should drink some warm water to make the effect of moxibustion more ideal.
Second, anti-dandruff and itching
If your hair is usually oily and prone to dandruff, you can wash your hair with mugwort leaf boiling water. It is recommended to boil with an appropriate amount of mugwort leaves and water, wait for the water to cool to the appropriate temperature, wet the hair with mugwort leaf water, wrap the hair with a towel for 10 minutes and then wash it clean, and then massage the scalp with the fingertips and fingertips, which can play a role in sterilization and anti-inflammatory, dandruff and itching, and prevention of hair loss.
If you feel that it is more troublesome to cook mugwort leaf water, you can buy mugwort shampoo directly, which will be more convenient to use and the effect is more straightforward.
Third, relieve cold hands and feet
Nowadays, many people are hot and cold, and often feel cold hands and feet.
Wormwood is a pure yang plant, adding wormwood to hot water, through heat and medicinal power, can stimulate the blood vessels of the feet, promote blood circulation, improve metabolism, effectively relieve the symptoms of cold hands and feet, but also relieve physical fatigue, help sleep.
It is recommended that you do not soak your feet for too long, about 15 minutes is the most appropriate, and the water temperature should be controlled at about 45 degrees.
Of course, a single wormwood foot soak may not be particularly effective, you can use an appropriate amount of wormwood with pepper, safflower, ginger, etc. to soak your feet together, with the cooperation of these herbs, you can maximize the medicinal value of wormwood.
Fourth, warm the meridians
Nowadays, women often sit in the office and blow the air conditioner, and they also blow the cold air conditioner all day in summer, resulting in heavy moisture in the body, and the cold is easy to invade the body.
For some women with cold constitutions, boiling water with wormwood often can warm the meridians, eliminate cold, and have a certain effect of relieving menstrual cramps.
However, wormwood soaked water is not for everyone to drink, for example, the elderly have frequent dizziness, dreams at night, as well as diabetics, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and children should be cautious to drink wormwood water.
In addition, when drinking mugwort boiled water, it is not possible to take cold food at the same time, which can maximize the medicinal value of mugwort and will not cause harm to the body.
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