What is the function of wormwood, and what is wormwood used for?

Anti-freeze hands, frozen feet, mostly used for soaking hands and feet.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cough of wind cold is the lungs of wind cold, and the leaves of mugwort can be warmed and chased away from cold, and the volatile oil contained in it can also suppress cough, relieve asthma and expel phlegm after being absorbed by the human body. Mei Quan, director of the Chinese medicine pharmacology laboratory of Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, said that soaking feet or bathing in mugwort leaf decoction water also has the effect of warming away cold evil and promoting lung cough.

Of course, wormwood baths are not only beneficial for the prevention and treatment of colds and coughs, but also have a good effect on eczema and folliculitis. And because wormwood can promote the circulation of qi and blood, improve metabolism, so often carry out wormwood baths also have a good beauty effect, according to legend, there is wormwood in the whitening bath studied by the imperial doctor of Cixi.

Artemisia leaf is also very high in edible value, it contains soft resin, volatile essential oils, glucose, tannic acid, potassium chloride and B vitamins, vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and other mineral elements and other components. Moreover, it contains a tannin ingredient, cataysin, which has the effect of softening blood vessels.

From the perspective of health preservation, it can be used to cook some dietary therapy and health products, which can achieve the effects of nourishing the stomach and helping digestion, driving away cold and dampness, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and alleviating cardiovascular diseases.

1. It can be sterilized and disinfected: the substances contained in the mugwort leaves themselves can play a role in sterilization and disinfection, so the same effect can be achieved by boiling water with dried mugwort leaves. Many people will use mugwort leaves to boil water for bathing or fumigation, and some people will use it to soak their feet, which can have the same effect.

2. It can drive away cold and stop bleeding: Artemisia leaves themselves are a kind of warm tonic, so eating Artemisia leaves can play a role in driving away cold. If you suffer from wind chill in winter, you can drink some mugwort leaf water to get rid of the cold in the body, which can achieve the best effect.

In addition, the effect of mugwort leaves on menstruation and hemostasis is of great benefit to girls.

3. It can calm and calm the nerves: some people will use mugwort leaves to boil water to soak their feet, which can not only activate the blood veins, but also play a role in calming the nerves and improving sleep quality.

4. It can repel mosquitoes: there is a special fragrance in mugwort leaves, which is the fragrance that mosquitoes are afraid of, so in summer, smear some mugwort leaf water in **, which can repel mosquitoes and avoid mosquito bites.

Wormwood is a perennial herb or a slightly semi-shrub wood-like plant with a strong aroma.

The leaves are thick and papery, with grayish-white pubescence on the top, with white glandular points and small pits, and the back is densely covered with grayish-white spider silky dense hairsThe basal leaves are long-stalked, and the flowering period is wilted;The lower leaves of the brigade stem are nearly round or broadly ovate, pinnately deeply lobed, the veins are obvious, and the upper leaves and bracts are pinnately semi-lobed. The inflorescences are elliptic, sessile or nearly sessile, and are arranged into small spikes or compound panicles on the branches of every few to more than 10 inflorescences, and are usually formed into narrow, pinnacle-shaped panicles on the stems, and the capitate inflorescences are downward inclined after flowering;

corolla narrowly tubular, eaves with 2-lobed teeth, purple, columella slender, very long protruding from the corolla, apex 2-forked; Flowers of both sexes 8-12, corolla tubular-shaped or goblet-shaped, with glandular spots on the outside, purple eaves, anthers narrowly linear, apical appendages pointed, triangular, achenes oblong or oblong, flowering and fruiting period 7-10 months.

Wormwood is a perennial herbaceous plant, which has been an important livelihood plant in the era of the Book of Songs. It is generally used for acupuncture and moxibustion. It is found in Mongolia, North Korea, Russia (Far East) and China; It is widely distributed in China, except for extremely arid and alpine regions, almost all over China.

It is cultivated in Japan and is found in wastelands, roadsides, riversides, and mountain slopes at low to middle altitudes, and is also found in forest-steppe and grassland areas, and is the dominant species of plant communities in some areas.

Wormwood: Born in the wasteland, roadside rivers and mountain slopes of the Qiaoxiao area at low to medium altitudes, Minfanzhi is also found in forest, grassland and grassland areas, and is the dominant species of plant community in some areas. [1]?

Artemisia wormwood is very easy to multiply and grow, has strong adaptability to climate and soil, is cold and drought tolerant, likes warm and humid climate, and grows better in moist and fertile soil. Artificial cultivation in hilly, low and middle mountain areas, the growth period is 24-30, when the temperature is higher than 30, the stem is easy to age, pruning, and aggravated diseases and pests; When the low temperature in winter is less than -3, the growth of the roots of the year is not good.

Wormwood (scientific names: Xiao Mao, Bingtai, Curb Grass, Xiang Ai, Qi Ai, Ai Xiao, Mugwort, Mugwort, Mugwort, Mugwort, Moxibustion Grass, Medical Grass, Yellow Grass, Mugwort Velvet, etc. It is herbaceous perennial or slightly semi-shrub-like, and the plant has a strong aroma.

Stems solitary or few, brown or grayish-yellowish-brown, slightly lignified at base, calyptic in the upper part, with a few short branches, leaves thickly papery, covered with grayish-white pubescence, usually without pseudo-leaves or very small pseudo-leaves at the base; The upper leaves and bracts are pinnate semilobed, capitate, the inflorescence is elliptic, the corolla is tubular or goblet-shaped, there are glandular spots on the outside, the anthers are narrowly linear, and the corolla is nearly equal to or slightly longer than the corolla. The achenes are oblong or oblong. The flowering and fruiting period is from September to October.

The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of warming menstruation, removing dampness, dissipating cold, stopping bleeding, reducing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, stabilizing the fetus, and anti-allergies. Mugwort leaves are dried and mashed to obtain "moxa wool", which is used to make moxa sticks for moxibustion, and can be used as raw materials for "printing mud". It is found in Asia and Europe.