Medicinal value of Artemisia argyi

Artemisia is a kind of medicinal material, which can play a lot of roles in treating some diseases. As long as the food is called medicinal herb, it can be processed with other medicinal materials to exert better medicinal effects and be used to regulate the bodies of some patients, so that they can recover as soon as possible. But the first thing to do is to correctly understand their medicinal value.

Only by understanding their own medicinal properties can we know how to match medicines. For example, herbs like mugwort, its roots and leaves all have certain medicinal properties. Only by correctly understanding their characteristics can we truly understand Artemisia. We know that health preservation is generally carried out through food, so understanding the characteristics of each is the key. So what is the medicinal value of Artemisia argyi?

Medicinal value

Mugwort is closely related to the lives of the Chinese people. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people always place mugwort at home to "ward off evil spirits". After the stems have dried up, the plant is soaked in water and fumigated to achieve the purpose of disinfection and itching relief. Postpartum women often use mugwort water for bathing or fumigation. Traditional medicinal theory believes that mugwort has the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, warming the meridians, stopping bleeding, and calming the fetus. Modern experimental research has shown that mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral effects; antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and anti-allergic effects; liver protecting and choleretic effects, etc. Mugwort can be used to make recipes such as "mugwort tea", "mugwort soup", and "mugwort porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to disease.

When SARS was prevalent some time ago, many people used the smoke from burning moxa sticks for air disinfection and prevention. Is there any scientific basis for this? Recently, at a special seminar on mugwort (leaves) held by Nanyang Guocao Technology Development Company, Chinese medicine experts such as Weng Weijian, Xie Haizhou, Fu Shiyuan, and Mei Quanxi believed that this practice has certain scientific basis. Moreover, as one of the earliest Chinese medicines recognized and used by the working people of our country, the medicinal value of mugwort is far more than this.

Artemisia, also known as domestic wormwood and mugwort, is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family. According to Mei Quanxi, chief Chinese medicine practitioner at Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Guangdong Province, mugwort has been used to treat diseases for more than 2,000 years. The first existing prescription book in my country, "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Treating Diseases" from the Warring States Period, recorded the efficacy and usage of mugwort, and it was later recorded in herbal books of all dynasties. In places like Qizhou, Hubei, where high-quality mugwort is produced in abundance, there is still a proverb that goes "If you have mugwort at home for three years, you won't need a doctor." In many places, every household grows and collects mugwort. Mencius said: "A seven-year illness requires three years of treatment with mugwort", which shows the medicinal value of mugwort.

Drinking fried mugwort juice to strengthen the stomach

Fried mugwort juice can effectively improve gastric motility and has a good stomachic effect. Don't choose mugwort that has just grown in spring, but use the more mature mugwort harvested in June and July.

How to make mugwort juice: Put 5-10 grams of mugwort in 100-150 ml of water and boil until the water volume is half. Drink it three times a day for several days in a row, the stomach-strengthening effect is very obvious.

Drinking mugwort juice with ginger to stop diarrhea

Decoction of mugwort has an antidiarrheal effect. If ginger is added to the decoction of mugwort, the antidiarrheal effect will be better. Put 2 grams of frozen mugwort and 4-5 grams of ginger into 100-150 ml of water, boil it, and drink it 3 times a day.

Drinking mugwort juice to treat high blood pressure

Fresh mugwort has good medicinal effects. Mash the freshly picked mugwort, wrap it with filter paper, and squeeze out the juice. Drinking 1 cup of mugwort juice on an empty stomach can effectively lower blood pressure. Artemisia wormwood juice also has a hemostatic effect. You can sprinkle some artemisia wormwood juice on a paper towel and apply it to the bleeding area. This method can be used to treat hemorrhoidal bleeding and nosebleed.

The above introduces the medicinal value of Artemisia argyi. The juice contained in Artemisia argyi can protect our stomach function and help us treat high blood pressure. This can slowly regulate the bodies of patients with high blood pressure and make them more relaxed. You can also make mugwort into food and add ginger to it, which can also have an antidiarrheal effect.