Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a widely used Chinese herbal medicine in China. Many people like to smoke all parts of the body, which is a preferred way of health care. It can not only dispel cold and dampness, but also dredge meridians. So what is the efficacy and function of fumigation of mugwort leaves?

Efficacy and function of fumigation of mugwort leaves 1 efficacy and function of fumigation of mugwort leaves

1, disease prevention and health care. In other words, smoked mugwort leaves can stimulate healthy qi, enhance disease resistance, and play a role in disease prevention and health care when there is no disease.

2. Warming meridians to dispel cold. Because it is moxibustion fire, it has the effect of warming meridians and dispelling cold.

3. Fuyang solid. It means that the heat generated by fumigation of mugwort leaves has the function of supporting yang and ascending and descending.

4. dispel blood stasis and disperse knots. In other words, the smoked mugwort leaves have certain effects of promoting blood circulation and qi circulation, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling.

5. Introduce laymen. Because the warmth of the smoked Artemisia argyi leaves can make the skin open, the hair is unobstructed, and the heat has a way out, thus achieving the effect of absorbing heat.

6. Kill bacteria. There used to be a saying among the people: a family is in love for three years, and doctors don't have to come. The smoke produced by fumigation of mugwort leaves can effectively inhibit the spread of various germs in the air, but it is harmless to people and animals and is a natural "pesticide".

Method for smoking Folium Artemisiae Argyi

1. Slice ginger, steam in a pot, and steam until soft.

2. Use 6-8 sticks of moxa sticks in summer (8- 10 sticks in winter), buy a big clip in a stationery store, hold the moxa sticks, or tie the moxa sticks in a row with tape and light them.

3. Stick the steamed ginger slices on your back. The lit rows of moxa sticks keep a distance of half an inch to one inch from the ginger slices and slowly move up and down. Usually smoked for 30 ~ 40 minutes. When you feel pain, try to stay away.

4. Stick the ginger slices around the lower abdomen and navel and smoke them up and down for 20 to 30 minutes.

5. From ankle to knee, draw 30 ~ 50 times up and down on the outside and inside of both calves.

Generally, the whole body is fumigated with moxa sticks for about an hour, and everyone will accelerate blood circulation because of the warmth of moxibustion, and the whole body is warm, comfortable and relaxed. The dark gray on the face and hands caused by severe cold and dampness and meridian obstruction will be significantly reduced, and the face will become brighter and more shiny. If you have the above symptoms, try smoking mugwort leaves!

Fumigation technology of mugwort leaves

1, how to order moxa sticks?

A more careful friend may light it with a match. Of course, fire lighting is limited to glory, with few impurities and easy to ignite. It is usually lit with a lighter, and in other special cases, such as thick moxa sticks used for thunder-fire moxibustion, it can be lit with an alcohol lamp.

2. How to extinguish the moxa stick

In the process of moxibustion, it is inevitable that there are many moxa sticks that can't be used up at one time. So how to extinguish the moxa sticks correctly in this case? The usual practice is to put it in a bottle isolated from the air. Or put it out with water and then dry it, or put it out with a special fire-extinguishing cap.

3, high-quality brand moxa sticks

High-quality brands of mugwort are mugwort in Hubei and Hanyi in Nanyang. The moxa sticks in these two places are better mainly because the geographical position here is easier to produce high-quality moxa sticks, and secondly, it is the largest distribution center for moxa sticks production in China.

4, the old moxa stick smells fragrant, and there is no grassy smell of wormwood.

The wormwood smoke is pale white, not strong and pungent, and has a fragrant smell. The whole moxa stick is tall and strong, not soft, and the velvet body is soft. Meat is khaki or golden yellow. Firepower is soft but not strong, and moxibustion is strong. A moxa stick with the above characteristics is a good moxa stick.

Matters needing attention in smoking mugwort leaves

Fumigating Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a good health care method, but it should be reminded that patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma should smoke with Folium Artemisiae Argyi carefully. In fact, it is not that mugwort leaves are harmful to such diseases, but that many patients are allergic to all kinds of smoking, which makes the symptoms worse.

However, the whole body fumigation of moxa sticks is very effective in promoting blood circulation. People with less blood in the body are prone to discomfort such as chest tightness, palpitation and dizziness after fumigation. Therefore, people who are older and have serious diseases are not suitable for smoking mugwort leaves, especially on the back and legs. If you want to smoke, you can only smoke the lower abdomen to the navel.

If people who are weak want to smoke, they should spend less time smoking each time. If it is used for health care, it can only be smoked once a month. Winter is the season of collection. It's best not to smoke all over. It is recommended to pump only the abdomen. Because there are many moxa sticks used for smoking mugwort leaves at a time, it is best to put them next to the kitchen range hood, so that the smoke can be pumped away in time. Pay special attention to the safety of using fire when making smoked mugwort leaves at home!

Can smoked mugwort leaves protect the fetus?

The fumigation effect of mugwort leaves for external use is not obvious. Because the principle of smoking mugwort leaves is to stimulate the skin temperature of pregnant mothers through moxa fire. Through the muscular layer of pregnant mother's skin, local skin congestion, telangiectasia, local blood circulation and lymphatic circulation are enhanced, smooth muscle spasm is alleviated and eliminated, and the metabolic ability of local skin tissue is enhanced, thus promoting the dissipation and absorption of pathological products such as inflammation, edema and hematoma.

Chinese medicine tells us that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming channels and stopping bleeding. Can be used for abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, infertility due to cold uterus, hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, and pregnancy bleeding. In addition, Folium Artemisiae Argyi can also be used for external treatment of skin itching and desquamation. If the pregnant mother has kidney deficiency, damp heat and excessive internal heat, which leads to bleeding during pregnancy, it is not suitable to use Artemisia argyi. Moreover, Artemisia argyi itself has no hemostatic effect, and it is only used to stop bleeding after being made into charcoal.

Therefore, it is suggested that pregnant mothers should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible when they find signs of threatened abortion, instead of randomly choosing smoked mugwort leaves to protect the fetus, especially expectant mothers who are pregnant for three months or less.

Effect of Fumigating Folium Artemisiae Argyi to repel mosquitoes on infants

In theory, smoked mugwort leaves can repel mosquitoes. Chinese medicine believes that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the effects of warming channels to stop bleeding, preventing miscarriage and relieving pain. So it will not affect the health of mother and baby. Mothers can safely use this natural method to repel mosquitoes, and the effect is better than ordinary mosquito-repellent incense. However, I also remind you that fumigation with mugwort leaves can repel mosquitoes, but be careful not to smoke for a long time. Open the window in time after fumigation to prevent adverse consequences caused by hypoxia.

Although wormwood is a good mosquito repellent, it is still relatively safe, because wormwood will produce smoke, tar and high concentrations of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and other harmful gases when burning. After gasification, these toxic gases are relatively unsafe in chronic and acute toxicity and genetic toxicology. Therefore, it is recommended that you pay attention to time control and keep indoor ventilation when using this method to repel mosquitoes.

Efficacy and function of fumigation of mugwort leaves 2. Efficacy and function of fumigation of mugwort leaves

1, disease prevention and health care

Smoked wormwood can stimulate the neatness of the body. If there is healthy qi in the body, it can fight against viruses and bacteria, make the body strong, and play a role in disease prevention and health care. Therefore, many folk people like to use smoked wormwood for health care, which helps to improve yang and is good for their health.

2. Warming meridians to dispel cold

Folium Artemisiae Argyi can warm meridians and dispel cold. Therefore, fumigation and washing of Folium Artemisiae Argyi can dispel cold and warm menstruation, which has a strong effect on treating gynecological diseases. Many gynecological diseases are caused by excessive cold. Smoked wormwood can dispel cold and dredge collaterals, and the meridians are connected, so it will be natural.

3. Removing blood stasis and resolving stagnation

Fumigating wormwood can promote blood circulation and qi circulation, and can play the role of removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass. When fumigating wormwood, the warm temperature can open the skin, make the pores unblocked, and make the heat poison spread to all parts of the body along the pores. When you encounter swollen nodules, you can dispel the blood stasis inside, and achieve the purpose of dispersing the knot with the help of internal heat.

4, sterilization

The function of wormwood is sterilization and bacteriostasis. Smoked wormwood can kill viruses and bacteria in the air and play a role in preventing and treating respiratory infectious diseases. When the seasons alternate, there are too many germs in the air, which is easy to cause colds. At this time, smoked mugwort leaves can sterilize. This method is widely used in many schools, kindergartens and other places.