Reminder: Don't throw away sun-dried wormwood, 6 uses many people don't understand, increase knowledge!
In the blink of an eye, it is already the sixth month of the lunar calendar, do you remember the wormwood you hung in front of the door before the Dragon Boat Festival? Take a closer look at the bunch of wormwood in front of the door, after a month, the wormwood has become dry from fresh and green, such wormwood hanging at the door has completely lost its meaning, and it will affect the appearance, giving people a sense of ruin, and the "poisonous May" has passed, so it is completely possible to pick off the wormwood.
Many people see sun-dried wormwood, and their first reaction is to throw it away! If you're going to throw it away, you're going to be wasteful. As everyone knows, this kind of dried wormwood is actually a treasure, its uses are far more than we imagined, as long as it is used reasonably, it can also help us solve a lot of troubles in life, next, we understand what 6 unknown uses of dried wormwood.
1. Wormwood mosquito coils
What is dried wormwood used for? Wormwood can give off a strong aromatic flavor when it is fresh, so it has a mosquito repellent effect.
When the wormwood is dried, don't think it's useless, in fact, the dried wormwood just loses moisture, and the aromatic flavor is still there. We can pluck the leaves of wormwood, knead them into strips in our hands, light them and put them on a plate or can, and put them in the corner of the house.
2. Wormwood pillows and cushions
It's a shame to throw away the dried wormwood, and we can also make it into wormwood pillows and cushions.
The method of making homemade wormwood pillows and cushions is also quite simple, and it is also to pluck the wormwood leaves and make pillows or cushion cores. Pillows can give off a subtle fragrance. In addition, sun-dried wormwood can absorb moisture, sweat a lot in summer, and wormwood pillows or cushions can absorb sweat. If the amount of wormwood is not large, you can put a small amount of wormwood leaves in the pillow core.
3. Wormwood shampoo
After wormwood is dried, many people don't understand it and throw it away. My grandmother didn't have shampoo when she was younger, she always washed her hair with dried wormwood, and her old man still had thick hair in her 80s.
The specific method of washing hair with wormwood is to rinse off the dust with an appropriate amount of dried wormwood, boil it for 5 minutes, and cool it to a suitable temperature. Wet your hair with wormwood boiling water and rub it gently for 5 minutes. Wrap in a towel for about 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water to avoid wormwood residue on your hair.
4. Soak your feet in wormwood
If you have sun-dried wormwood at home, don't throw it away. We can also cut wormwood into pieces and put them in a pot, add boiling water, and when the temperature of the water has cooled to the right temperature, we can soak our feet.
Soaking your feet with wormwood is suitable for people who often have cold hands and cold feet, if you can soak your feet in wormwood water every night before going to bed for a period of time, you may be able to solve your troubles, but unfortunately many people don't understand.
5. Wormwood deodorization and moisture-proof bag
What use can wormwood be used for when it is dried?
Many people don't understand, it can also be used to remove odor and moisture, and increase knowledge. We can pluck wormwood leaves, divide them into small portions, wrap them in gauze or put them in a cloth bag, tie them, and put them in the closet, bathroom, or car. Because dried wormwood can exude a fragrance, put it in the closet, the clothes will have a faint aroma, and it can also prevent moths and mildew, which is much safer than chemical fresheners, and I also know it.
6. Mugwort tea
There are more uses for sun-dried wormwood than just the ones we mentioned above.
As the saying goes, "There are three years of Ai in the family, and Langzhong is not used". The longer wormwood is stored, the more valuable it becomes, and it's a shame to think about wormwood that was thrown away before.
Sun-dried wormwood can also be made into tea, and drinking it in summer can not only help us dissipate heat, but also remove moisture.
The process of making homemade wormwood tea mainly includes the following steps:
Pick the leaves of wormwood and wash them with water.
Put the wormwood leaves in a steamer and steam over high heat for about 3 minutes. Dry the steamed wormwood again, either in the sun or stir-fried. After drying, mugwort tea is stored in an airtight jar and taken as you drink.
Wormwood tea brewing method: take an appropriate amount of wormwood tea, add boiling water to brew, and add red dates, longan, etc. according to the taste.
In addition, ginger can also be added when sautéing wormwood to increase the taste.
Summary: Don't throw away wormwood that you have to dry at home! They can be used as wormwood mosquito coils, wormwood pillows and cushions, wormwood deodorant and moisture-proof bags, or homemade wormwood tea, which can also be used to wash hair or soak feet. Everyone understands the uses of the above 6 kinds of dried wormwood, right?
"The wonderful use of dried wormwood" is shared here, as the so-called: make the best use of things. What are the other uses of dried wormwood? Everyone is also welcome to share and benefit more people!