In summer, there is a special fragrance in the mosquito repellent leaves, which is the fragrance that mosquitoes are afraid of. Therefore, in summer, applying some Folium Artemisiae Argyi water on the skin can drive away mosquitoes and avoid mosquito bites.
Oral administration of Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a kind of warming, so eating Folium Artemisiae Argyi can play a role in expelling cold. If you catch a cold in winter, you can drink some mugwort water to drive away the cold in your body, which can achieve the therapeutic effect. In addition, the effect of warming meridians and stopping bleeding of Artemisia argyi leaves is of great benefit to girls.
6 Why do you want to hang wormwood on the Dragon Boat Festival to prevent diseases and treat diseases? Wormwood and wormwood are also famous. Its stems and leaves contain volatile aromatic oils. Its unique fragrance can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. Chinese medicine uses wormwood as medicine, which has the functions of nourishing qi and blood, warming uterus and dispelling cold and dampness. Processing Artemisia argyi leaves into "moxa wool" is an important medicinal material for moxibustion treatment.
It can be seen that ancient people inserted moxa to prevent diseases. Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" handed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang branches of mugwort and sprinkle realgar wine, which can suppress turbidity, remove rot, sterilize and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. It is a common custom for all ethnic groups in China to collect herbs on the Dragon Boat Festival.
Artemisia argyi, a symbol of health, represents a hundred blessings. This is a kind of herbal medicine that can cure diseases. Inserting it at the door can make people healthy. In ancient China, it has always been a medicinal plant. Moxibustion in acupuncture uses wormwood as the main component and burns it at acupoints to treat diseases. The legend that wormwood can exorcise evil spirits has been circulating for a long time, mainly because it has the function of medicine. For example, Zonggu's Chronicle of Jingchu records that "when chickens are not crowing, those who pick wormwood look like people, take it and collect it with moxibustion, which is very effective." On this day, Ai Cai became a human figure, hung on the door, and could cast poison gas. "
7 How to cook eggs with wormwood leaves The best materials: wormwood leaves and eggs.
Methods: Choose a handful of fresh wormwood, put it in a pot, add eggs, add water, drown the eggs with water, and cook over high fire. After cooking, take out the eggs, peel off the shells and cook them in water again.
Edible efficacy: wormwood boiled eggs are very helpful for women. Eating wormwood and boiled eggs can treat dysmenorrhea, which will disturb women's health. When eating, you should not only eat eggs, but also drink wormwood water, which can effectively relieve dysmenorrhea caused by palace cold and drive away cold.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi washing material: Folium Artemisiae Argyi.
Methods: Choose a bunch of fresh wormwood, wash it, add two liters of water to boil it, then let it cool and wash your face.
Efficacy: wormwood belongs to Chinese herbal medicine, which can kill bacteria on the skin and avoid skin inflammation.
Artemisia argyi foot bath material: Artemisia argyi.
Methods: The method of soaking feet with wormwood is relatively simple. Generally, take 30 ~ 50g (a handful) of dried wormwood and soak feet with boiling water.
Suggestion: Patients with severe cold and dampness can soak their feet with wormwood once a week. You can also soak your feet with wormwood water and drink a cup of ginger and red jujube water (10 dried red jujube plus two pieces of ginger and ten bowls of water for two hours) as an assistant.
Precautions: During the foot soaking of wormwood, you should pay attention to drink more warm water, eat less cold food and have more rest. Discomforts such as head, face, throat and chronic bronchitis caused by deficiency heat and excess fire can be relieved to some extent.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival? The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival every year. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month this year is June 18. On that day, Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu (now Hubei) in the Warring States period, threw himself into the Miluo River with huge stones. In order to establish a label of loyalty and patriotism, the rulers took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. In some areas, Wu Zixu and Cao E are also commemorated.