First, the basic information of wormwood
Wormwood, alias: Ice Terrace, wormwood _ Moxibustion _ wormwood, etc. Perennial herbs or slightly semi-shrubby plants have strong fragrance. The stems are solitary or few, brown or grayish brown, with thick papery leaves and grayish white pubescence, and the base is usually small without jia ye or jia ye; The upper leaves and bracts are pinnately cleft, the head is elliptic, the corolla is tubular or cup-shaped, there are glandular points outside, the flowers are narrowly linear, and the style is nearly equal or slightly longer than the corolla.
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Achenes oblong or oblong.
Second, the cultivation techniques of wormwood
1, site selection should be cautious. The width of the frame is about 1.5 meters, and the middle of the frame is high and the two sides are low like a "fish back" to avoid diseases caused by stagnant water.
2. Breeding time. In production, asexual reproduction is mainly carried out through rhizomes, so attention should be paid to the time of ramet division. But it can also be propagated by seeds. Generally, seeds are sown in March, and rhizomes are propagated in 165438+ 10.
3. Pay attention to fertilization. Before sowing, apply sufficient fertilizer, plough deeply and fully block the soil, and water the soles of the feet once after draining.
4. Need fertilizer. Roots that overwinter underground begin to germinate at the beginning of March every year, and the stubble is harvested in late April. After each harvest, a certain amount of topdressing should be applied, mainly decomposed rare human and animal manure, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied as appropriate. Keep the soil moist during production.
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Third, the cultural significance of wormwood.
Artemisia argyi has a special fragrance, which can be used as a pillow to help sleep and relieve fatigue. Boil the wormwood leaves, then dilute them with water, take a bath and remove the long red pimples. In addition, it can repel mosquitoes, flies, sterilize and prevent diseases. Soaking feet with mugwort leaves is good for health. Because it has the function of treating diseases, especially after being collected by dew in May, the effect is remarkable. Artemisia argyi is also an edible plant. Mugwort can be used as a recipe for mugwort tea, mugwort soup, mugwort porridge, mugwort steamed bread, mugwort cake and mugwort balls. , thus enhancing the body's resistance to diseases.
The above is Bian Xiao's introduction to the cultivation and efficacy of wormwood. I hope you like it. Stay tuned for more information.