1. Medicinal value of Artemisia argyi leaves
1. Drink mugwort tea for irregular menstruation.
It's almost summer, and it's time to nourish the yang and drive away the cold. For people with cold stomach or women with irregular menstruation and cold hands and feet, it is time to drink mugwort tea. If women have edema before and after the physiological cycle or after staying up late and working overtime, they can try to drink wormwood tea to reduce swelling. If Artemisia argyi leaves are mixed with ginger, brown sugar and jujube, the effect is better.
2. Drink wormwood leaf and egg soup to relieve pain.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi is bitter and pungent, warm in nature, and enters the spleen, liver and kidney meridians. It has the functions of regulating qi and blood, dispelling cold and dampness, warming meridians, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. "Outline" records: "Artemisia argyi, temperature, cold, dehumidification." For women with irregular uterine cold or infertility due to uterine cold, Folium Artemisiae Argyi can warm uterus and relieve pain, and the combination of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Colla Corii Asini can also warm uterus and stop bleeding. It should be noted that people with yin deficiency and blood heat should use it with caution.
Specific practice: 300g of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, 4 eggs, 30g of ginger, and appropriate amount of pepper, oil and salt for standby.
First, put the eggs into a bowl, stir them thoroughly, chop the ginger, then add pepper, Jiang Mo, oil and salt, mix them evenly, then add a proper amount of oil into the pot, pour the mixed eggs into the pot and fry them into fried eggs, then cut them into small pieces, add boiling water 10 minute, and finally add mugwort leaves, cook for 3-5 minutes, and season. If you think Artemisia argyi leaves are too bitter, you can add a little sugar to taste.
3. Postpartum joint pain wash wormwood leaf bath
In fact, the progesterone in postpartum women drops sharply, and the hormone level of the whole body has to go through a rebalancing process, and hormones play an important role in regulating the metabolism of joints and bones. Moreover, in the process of pregnancy, women's body shape has also undergone obvious changes, which will obviously change the stress points of the joints of the spine and lower limbs.
Soak mugwort leaves in water for a bath: use 100g fresh mugwort leaves (50g dry) and a few pieces of ginger to boil more than half a bucket of water, and then put it in a hot water tank with moderate temperature for a bath. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of regulating qi and blood, warming channels and dispelling cold, eliminating dampness and relieving pain. Postpartum women with deficiency of both qi and blood are vulnerable to pathogenic wind, cold and dampness, and should be used for boiling water and bathing.
Ginger paste application method: take a proper amount of ginger, mash it, apply it directly to joints or related acupoints, and cover it with plastic wrap, so that the ginger paste will not dry immediately, which will affect the application effect. However, it should be noted that ginger paste will burn the skin, and those with delicate skin or allergic constitution should use it with caution to avoid damaging the skin. Individual women with obvious pain points should use this method as adjuvant treatment.
Hot compress in coarse salt bag: eat 1 kg of coarse salt, stir-fry and add 50 g of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, put it in a gauze bag and apply it to the affected area once a day for one week. Salt can be reused.
2. Buying skills of mugwort leaves
1. Authentic wormwood is tall, with thick stems and thick leaves;
2. Wild wormwood is short, and there is a phenomenon of sitting on the floor. Only those who get together will have a few taller ones;
3. Authentic mugwort leaves are not only thick, but also the white velvet on the back of the page is slightly thick and fluffy;
4. Wild wormwood leaves are thin, and there is basically no white velvet on the back of the page, only a thin layer of green velvet;
5. On the whole, genuine wormwood looks whiter than wild wormwood;
6. Wild wormwood is mainly cyan;
7. The most important point is that the leaves of genuine wormwood will all be closed at night, so it is pure yang, a bit like peanut leaves or mimosa;
8. Wild wormwood does not have this characteristic.