1, efficacy and function of wormwood bath
Wormwood has the functions of regulating qi and blood, expelling toxin and caring skin. Most people in modern times are suffering from cold and dampness. Wormwood can dispel cold, remove dampness and dredge meridians. In the process of soaking in water, wormwood will release substances with pharmacological activity, which can help the human body to play a role in sterilization and disinfection. Bathing with wormwood can effectively prevent skin itching and obviously improve the itching that has already appeared. Especially in the high incidence of influenza in spring, if you can smoke with wormwood, you can play a good preventive role against influenza.
2, wormwood bath pay attention to the water temperature requirements.
Bathing with wormwood requires water temperature. The higher the water temperature, the better. Generally speaking, the temperature of bath water is 36℃-37℃ in summer, 37℃-38℃ in spring and autumn and 38℃-39℃ in winter. Different people can adjust the water temperature according to their adaptability. Women can appropriately reduce 1-2℃, and the elderly can appropriately increase 1-2℃. Rheumatoid patients can adjust the temperature of bath water to be slightly hot and comfortable, not too high. The suitable water temperature for patients with hypertension and heart disease is 34℃-35℃.
3. How often does wormwood take a bath?
The length of bathing with wormwood varies from person to person, generally 30 minutes is appropriate, and the bathing time of rheumatic people can be extended appropriately, especially when the body is sweating, hot water can be added appropriately according to its own adaptability to keep the temperature of bathing water at the most comfortable temperature; The elderly can also extend the bathing time appropriately, but it is not easy to be too long. The bathing time of patients with hypertension and heart disease should be appropriately reduced to no more than 30 minutes.
4, wormwood bath frequency requirements
Healthy people should take a bath with wormwood, preferably two or three times a week. It is recommended to take a bath before going to bed, because bathing with wormwood before going to bed can eliminate fatigue, promote sleep and improve sleep quality. For patients with rheumatism, it is advisable to wash once every other day or once a day. Bathing with wormwood has the effects of treating diseases, preventing diseases and protecting health, and can be used in all seasons. But it should be noted that it takes a long time to take a bath with wormwood to achieve the ideal health care effect.
5, wormwood bath method is particular.
Generally speaking, the correct way to take a bath with wormwood is to take wormwood leaves and boil them into medicinal juice. After filtering the branches and leaves, mix the liquid medicine with clear water and take a bath. If you are in trouble, you can also go to the drugstore to buy a bath bag of wormwood and soak it in hot water, or boil the bath bag for five minutes and then add water to the right temperature for bathing. This method not only saves the trouble of picking leaves and boiling juice, but also plays a good role in sterilization, itching relief, eczema prevention and effective relief of allergic dermatitis symptoms.
6, the role of mugwort leaves
1, warming meridians to stop bleeding
"metrorrhagia" refers to irregular bleeding in female private parts during non-menstrual period, "metrorrhagia" refers to massive bleeding in female private parts and "leakage" refers to irregular bleeding in female private parts, which is continuous. Deficiency and cold of human body can cause these two symptoms.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi can warm blood, tendons and veins, and has the effect of warming meridians to stop bleeding. Can be used alone or in combination with Colla Corii Asini, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Rehmanniae for treating metrorrhagia due to deficiency-cold syndrome.
2. Abortion
Folium Artemisiae Argyi is an important medicinal material for preventing miscarriage in gynecology, which has a good effect on preventing miscarriage during pregnancy and also has a good therapeutic effect on threatened abortion. In addition, the aroma produced by mugwort leaves during burning also has a calming effect, which can help pregnant women to stabilize their mood.
Step 3 dispel cold and relieve pain
Folium Artemisiae Argyi specializes in treating Yin San Meridian, reaching the lower jiao, warming meridians, dredging collaterals, warming uterus, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and is especially good at regulating menstrual blood. It is an important medicinal material for treating deficiency cold of lower energizer or palace cold in gynecology. It is often used to treat gynecological diseases such as deficiency and cold of lower energizer, irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain, infertility due to palace cold, and excessive leucorrhea.
In addition, Folium Artemisiae Argyi has a good effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain, and can also be used to treat epigastric pain caused by deficiency of spleen and stomach.
4. Eliminating dampness and relieving itching
Absinthe tastes pungent and bitter. External washing with local decoction has the effect of eliminating dampness and relieving itching, and can be used to treat eczema, vulvar itching, scabies and other skin itching.
5, anti-inflammatory sterilization
Folium Artemisiae Argyi contains a lot of volatile substances. So many places in China use wormwood smoke to repel mosquitoes. At the same time, these components of wormwood also have a strong effect on bacteria and fungi. Soaking feet with Artemisia argyi leaves can clean up the flora on feet, and it has therapeutic effect on beriberi and tinea pedis.
In addition, the ash burned by mugwort leaves is very clean and does not contain other fungi. After drying, it can be adsorbed on the wound, absorb the blood on the wound, dry the wound and prevent fungal infection. At the same time, the ash of Artemisia argyi contains bactericidal components, which can kill some fungi and have anti-inflammatory effect.