The role of mugwort, do you know its 5 common uses?

Mugwort is widely used in life, and it is very common in the medical field. It can not only be used to treat dysmenorrhea, regulate menstrual disorders, treat habitual abortion and infertility, but also treat various inflammations, scrotal eczema, etc., and there are many ways to cook mugwort. It would be a pity if you don’t understand these uses of mugwort. So, what are the functions of mugwort? Let’s take a look at the specific functions of mugwort.

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With the continuous development of the medical field, the uses of mugwort are becoming more and more extensive. Mugwort has left a deep impression on people in terms of treating diseases and maintaining health. Many ordinary people have already used mugwort to treat various inflammations, especially for women with irregular menstruation, using mugwort to regulate menstruation is very effective. So, in addition to these uses, what other effects does mugwort have? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction of its effects.

1. Treatment of habitual abortion and infertility :

Place the lit moxa stick on the abdomen near the navel, and let the smoke gradually enter the meridians in the body along the acupuncture points near the navel, regulating the meridians and qi and blood. It also has a very good conditioning effect on the uterus and ovaries. Long-term persistence can also treat habitual abortion and infertility.

2. Treat irregular menstruation

Prolonged menstruation: 10g each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, stir-fried jujube seeds, longan pulp, and cuttlefish bones, 6g each of Polygala tenuifolia, licorice, costusroot, mugwort charcoal, and palm charcoal, 15g of Astragalus membranaceus, 3g of ginseng, 3 slices of ginger, and 4 jujubes. Decoction in water. It has a good effect on prolonged menstruation caused by qi deficiency.

Infertility: Using mugwort and other medicines to make a therapeutic diet has a good effect in treating infertility caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency. Usage: Take 2 quails, remove the hair and internal organs, 15g each of donkey-hide gelatin, dodder seed, and deer antler glue, 10g each of ginseng and Chuanxiong, and 30g of mugwort. First, boil dodder seeds, mugwort leaves, chuanxiong and ginseng in water, remove the residue and take 250ml of juice. Then put the quail and the juice in a steaming bowl, stew them until they are cooked, add donkey-hide gelatin and deer antler glue while it is hot and eat the meat and drink the soup.

3. Treat various inflammations

Chronic bronchitis: You can use mugwort oil capsules, 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day. 10 days is a course of treatment. You can take 2-4 courses in a row. It has a good effect on cough and asthma caused by chronic bronchitis. You can also use 1000g of fresh mugwort leaves, wash and chop them, soak them in 4000ml of water for 4-6 hours, decoct and filter them, and concentrate them to about 3000ml. Take 40 ml each time, 3 times a day. It can effectively relieve symptoms of chronic bronchitis such as sputum, asthma, cold limbs and pale tongue.

4. Acupuncture

Facial paralysis: rub the dry moxa leaves into a ball as big as a peanut, take 8 slices of ginger as big as a 2-cent coin, use a needle to pierce several holes in the center of the ginger slices, place the moxa stick on top, first moxibustion the Xiaguanxue, and then move repeatedly from Xiaguan to Cheek-cartilagex. The ginger slices should not leave the skin when moving. It is advisable to apply moxibustion three times with each slice of ginger. The skin after moxibustion will feel warm, red and hot, and it is advisable for the patient to be able to tolerate it. Moxibustion is performed once a day, and one course of treatment is 7 days (if the mouth is tilted to the left, moxibustion is applied on the right side; otherwise, moxibustion is applied on the left side).

Weight loss: Operation method: light one end of the moxa roll and place it close to Guanyuan and Fenglong positions respectively, and fumigate for about 10 minutes until the local area turns red. Take once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment. Generally, 3 to 5 courses of treatment can achieve effective weight loss results.

5. Others

Mugwort bath: Take 30-50g of fresh mugwort, soak it in boiling water in a bathtub for 5-10 minutes, take out the mugwort, add water to adjust to the appropriate water temperature and then take a bath. Mugwort has the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, stopping bleeding, promoting sleep, and warming the meridians. There is a certain course of treatment for folliculitis and eczema.

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1. For patients with persistent diarrhea caused by cold and dampness, it can be decocted with dried ginger.

2. For patients with coldness in the Chong and Ren meridians, irregular menstruation, cold and painful lower abdomen, and long-term infertility, it can be used in combination with Cyperus rotundus, Evodia rutaecarpa, Angelica sinensis, Cinnamon bark, etc. to dispel coldness, relieve pain, nourish blood and regulate menstruation.

3. For those who suffer from abdominal pain caused by cold after childbirth or navel pain and cold abdominal pain in the elderly, you can put cooked moxa in a cloth bag and apply it to the navel.

4. If the diarrhea is red and white with a lot of blood and the pain is unbearable, it must be used together with Coptis chinensis, costus root, nutmeg, etc. to clear away heat, promote qi circulation and relieve pain.

It can be seen that the effects of mugwort are very wide, but we must also pay attention to the side effects of mugwort. Mugwort is irritating to the digestive tract and skin. Moreover, if taken in large quantities, it may cause poisoning. Therefore, before taking mugwort, we must pay attention to the dosage. It is best to take mugwort under the guidance of a doctor to avoid unnecessary trouble.