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What is the function of boiling water and bathing after drying Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus?
Bathing with mugwort leaves can repel mosquitoes and insects; Boiling and bathing the dried calamus in water can prevent rheumatism.

As a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, Folium Artemisiae Argyi is warm in nature and has the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, warming meridians and stopping bleeding. At the same time, its stems and leaves contain volatile aromatic oil, which can drive away mosquitoes and flies and purify the air.

Acorus calamus is pungent, bitter, fragrant and warm. It is an aromatic resuscitation medicine, which can help the human body to remove phlegm, wake up and improve intelligence, and dispel dampness and stimulate appetite. In ancient times, it was mostly used for phlegm, dizziness, epilepsy, amnesia, insomnia, tinnitus and deafness, and dampness blocking the spleen and stomach.

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When taking a medicated bath, please pay attention to the following items:

Medicinal bath generally adopts bath or foot bath. At this time, the pores of the skin are greatly expanded, and the traditional Chinese medicine components in the bath water will be quickly absorbed. Drug selection is mainly based on expelling wind and removing dampness, clearing heat and cooling blood.

Bathing time should not be too long, otherwise it will easily lead to fainting; People with hypertension and severe heart and lung diseases should not take medicine bath; People with skin diseases (such as psoriasis) should follow the doctor's advice.

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