Three-year-old Artemisia argyi leaves in Qichun
Folium Artemisiae Argyi can be used for moxibustion, which is as famous as acupuncture. It can be used as medicine, and has the functions of regulating qi, dispelling cold and removing dampness, warming channels, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. Used for dietotherapy, such as "thick soup and wine" and "Ai cake"; There are also customs such as "ward off evil spirits" and "poisonous gas", which treat Ai as a tiger and calamus as a sword. There are many folk customs of using moxa in Qichun County: for example, a baby takes a bath with moxa water on the third day of birth, and applies a little moxa on the fontanel and navel to prevent colds, nasal congestion or other diseases; Puerpera should take a bath of wormwood soup three days after delivery and at the full moon to disinfect and cleanse filth, warm and replenish qi and blood, and prevent postpartum weakness; Washing feet with Tang Ai can cure colds and coughs; Stomach cold and abdominal pain, take a piece of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and rub it and swallow it; Fumigating with wormwood water can cure muscle pain or lumbago and leg pain. Mencius. There are "seven years of illness and three years of love" in the "leave the building", and Qichun also has the saying that "the family has three years of love, so the doctor doesn't have to come", so it has become a custom for each family to cherish the old feelings.