Wormwood has the functions of warming channels, promoting blood circulation, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass, and has certain curative effect on body ache caused by cold, dermatitis and eczema caused by allergy.
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Wormwood bath refers to a method of bathing with wormwood decoction to dispel cold and detoxify. It is natural that wormwood smells delicious and can be played in various ways. It has also become an essential thing in the Dragon Boat Festival, and bathing wormwood has also become an important activity in the ancient Dragon Boat Festival.
Chinese people have the custom of hanging mugwort leaves, hanging calamus, sprinkling realgar and bathing mugwort leaves since ancient times, especially in many areas, newborns and parturients should also bathe with mugwort leaves water. These customs have been passed down to modern times. The sterilization and clean air of mugwort leaves have played a very good role in preventing the spread of diseases.
Wormwood bath, bathing with wormwood is a thousand-year custom, which is recorded in medical books. "wormwood bath" has the effects of dispelling cold, dehumidifying, sterilizing, relieving itching, moistening skin, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, so there is also a proverb that "wormwood bath is good for one year". It is difficult to buy fresh wormwood in Hong Kong now.
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