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Take stock of the uses and derivatives of wormwood that you don't know.
Moxibustion is a traditional health care treatment method and an important health care means of traditional Chinese medicine, which can play a very significant health care role. The main raw material of moxa sticks for moxibustion is wormwood, which comes from wormwood. Don't underestimate this lesson. There are many derivatives of wormwood, and they are also widely used. Let's have a look.

Aiqingtiao

Moxibustion sticks do not add any other drugs. Moxibustion sticks made of Folium Artemisiae Argyi were called Moxibustion sticks.

Medicinal moxa stick

It is to add some special Chinese medicines to increase the curative effect of a certain aspect. Our common Taiyi medicine, Ai and moxibustion strips, are all of this kind. Aiduo is made of Flos Caryophylli, Herba Asari, Sulfur, Realgar, Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii and Moschus, and the moxa stick is kneaded into strips.

Aifen moxa stick

There are smokeless moxa sticks and smoked moxa sticks. The so-called moxa powder is the moxa leaf, the moxa powder left after crushing (machine production), or the moxa powder left after artificial crushing. Stick the moxa powder into strips, that is, cigarette moxa sticks.

Carbonized moxa sticks are smokeless moxa sticks made by finishing moxa sticks, drying them in the sun to make fine powder, adding charcoal making machine to make charcoal, and then setting and drying them. Carbonized moxa sticks contain almost no free water, so there is no choking smoke when burning, but a faint aroma. Because of its minimal smoke, it is easily accepted by patients, so it is widely praised by users, but it is also ineffective to reduce smoke, thus affecting the curative effect.

Ai Jin tiao

The gold moxa sticks are golden yellow, delicate and soft. If you pinch it with your hands, there seems to be oil sticking to your fingers. And ordinary moxa sticks look rough and blue. If you pinch it by hand, there are many impurities.

Knowledge points given away by Shen: The diameter of moxa sticks is generally between 4 mm and 50 mm, and the most common diameter is18 mm.. The length of the moxa stick is generally between 2mm and 300mm, and the most common length is 200mm. Moxa sticks with a length less than 80mm can be called moxa sticks and moxa segments.

Ai Rong Bei zi

Repeatedly sun-pestle, mash, and crush Folium Artemisiae Argyi, remove impurities and dust to obtain soft and delicate cotton-like moxa, classify the moxa, and press the moxa and cotton into moxa quilt with a machine.

Wormwood sachet

It is made by filling the exquisite sachet with the first-class golden velvet or dried leaves of Artemisia argyi, which can be hung in the car or indoors to remove odor, repel mosquitoes and refresh the mind.

Ai Rong Zhen tou

When it is made, the leaves of Ai Chen are repeatedly sun-pestle, and the dust, coarse stems and impurities are sifted out to make them as fine as cotton wool, and then the leaves of Ai Chen are crushed by ancient techniques and made by hand. The prepared wormwood is light yellow and clean and soft. Put the moxa into the pillowcase to make the moxa pillow.

Chun 'ai lavipeditum Bao

Foot bath bag made of wormwood or wormwood leaves. With the help of hot water, wormwood or wormwood leaves penetrate into the skin and meridians, thus achieving the functions of relaxing meridians, dredging qi and blood, eliminating pathogens and preventing diseases.

Disinfection/incense of wormwood

Moxibustion, in addition to its outstanding performance in moxibustion, also has the custom of burning wormwood to repel mosquitoes and sterilize in the vast rural areas. Moreover, wormwood disinfection is different from traditional chemical disinfection, without any toxic side effects, safe and green. There are also finished products on the market, so just light them directly.

Love cake

Die-casting Ai cake/Ai cake is made by directly using Ai Rong, putting it into a mold and pressing it with a press. Ai cake produced by different molds has different appearance and is generally used for moxibustion equipment.

Wormwood is edible.

As food, tender wormwood can not only ward off evil spirits, but also cure dysentery and diarrhea. Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Choose tender wormwood for cooking, or use flour to make wonton like marbles. Swallow three or five tablets, press the meal, cure all evils, and stop cold dysentery for a long time. It is also wonderful to use tender wormwood as a dry cake and decoct it with ginger to stop postpartum hemorrhage. "

Cao essential oil

Grass essential oil is a volatile aromatic substance extracted from the leaves and stems of wormwood, which is generally pale yellow or yellow-green. Datang tsao essential oil is extracted and refined from natural Artemisia argyi leaves, and its appearance is pale yellow or yellow-green. It has the effects of warming channels and dredging collaterals, invigorating qi and promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold and relieving pain, improving local circulation and enhancing immunity. Commonly used in acupoints or affected areas, repeatedly rubbed until absorbed.