The efficacy and effects of Artemisia argyi

Artemisia, which we call wormwood, has many functions. Now many people use it to treat some diseases of the body. This is the biggest use of Artemisia. For some people who like to maintain their health, they will often use some Artemisia for acupuncture. Through moxibustion, they can get rid of some chronic diseases of the body and make themselves healthier. Let's take a look at the effects and functions of Artemisia.

I wonder if you know about the effects and functions of Artemisia argyi. The effects and nutritional value of Artemisia argyi are very high, and its medicinal value is also very high. Artemisia argyi can expel cold and dampness, warm the meridians, and treat some current gynecological diseases. The effect is particularly good.

The efficacy and function of wormwood

(I) Nutritional value of mugwort

Modern pharmacology has discovered that mugwort contains a lot of volatile oil, including 1.8-cineole (accounting for more than 50%), and others include α-thujone, sesquiterpene alcohols and their esters. The air-dried leaves contain 10.13% minerals, 2.59% fat, 25.85% protein, and vitamins A, B1, B2, C, etc. When using moxa leaves for moxibustion, generally speaking, the older the leaves, the better. Hence, there is a saying that “a seven-year illness requires three years of treatment with moxa” (Mencius).

Mugwort is bitter, pungent and warm in nature, and enters the spleen, liver and kidneys. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Mugwort leaves are used as medicine, which are warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, purely yang in nature, and can pass through the twelve meridians. It has the effects of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and stabilizing the fetus, and is also commonly used in acupuncture. Therefore, it is also called "medicinal herb". Most of the "herbal baths" that are popular in Taiwan use mugwort.

(II) The efficacy of mugwort

Mugwort is bitter, dry and pungent in nature. It can regulate qi and blood, warm the meridians, expel cold and dampness, and relieve cold pain. It is an important medicine for gynecology. It is used to treat cold pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, uterine cold and infertility, such as Ai Fu Nuan Gong Pills. Stir-fried charcoal can stop bleeding and can be used to treat excessive menstruation due to deficiency and cold, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, and fetal bleeding during pregnancy, such as Jiao Ai Decoction. This product can be pounded into moxa sticks and moxa cones. External moxibustion can dispel cold, relieve pain, and warm Qi and blood. The decoction can be used for external washing to treat eczema, scabies, and eczema, and to relieve itching.

Regarding the properties of mugwort, "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Mugwort can cure all diseases." "Compendium of Materia Medica Congxin" says: "Mugwort is bitter and pungent, warm when raw, hot when cooked, and has a purely yang nature. It can restore the lost yang, connect the twelve meridians, run through the three yin meridians, regulate qi and blood, expel cold and dampness, warm the uterus... Using it for moxibustion can penetrate all meridians and cure all diseases." This shows that using mugwort as a moxibustion material has the effects of dredging blood vessels, eliminating yin and cold, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and restoring yang and rescuing from adverse conditions.

(III) The role of mugwort

Mugwort has been used to prevent plague for thousands of years. Chinese herbal medicine can be obtained locally, and modern medical pharmacological research has shown that mugwort is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral drug. It has inhibitory and killing effects on many viruses and bacteria, and has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases. The method of fumigation with mugwort leaves for epidemic prevention is a simple and easy method of epidemic prevention.

Mugwort, also known as Artemisia selengensis and Artemisia argyi. Its stems and leaves contain volatile aromatic oils, which produce a unique fragrance that can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. In traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is often used as a medicine, which has the functions of regulating qi and blood, warming the uterus, and removing cold and dampness. In traditional Chinese acupuncture, the moxibustion method is to place "moxa wool" processed from mugwort leaves on acupuncture points and burn it to treat diseases.

Wormwood

Step 1: Treat various inflammations such as chronic bronchitis.

You can use mugwort oil capsules, 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day, 10 days as a course of treatment, can be taken for 2-4 courses in a row, it has a good effect on chronic bronchitis cough, asthma. You can also use 1000g of fresh mugwort leaves, wash and chop them, soak them in 4000ml of water for 4-6 hours, decoct and filter them, and concentrate them to about 3000ml. Take 40 ml each time, 3 times a day. It can effectively relieve symptoms of chronic bronchitis such as sputum, asthma, cold limbs and pale tongue.

Step 2: Treat irregular menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

Take 10g each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, stir-fried jujube seeds, longan pulp, and cuttlefish bones, 6g each of Polygala tenuifolia, licorice, costusroot, mugwort charcoal, and palm charcoal, 15g of Astragalus membranaceus, 3g of ginseng, 3 slices of ginger, and 4 jujubes. Decoct in water and drink. It has a good effect on prolonged menstruation caused by qi deficiency.

Step 3: Treat infertility.

Using mugwort and other medicines together to make a therapeutic diet has a good effect in treating infertility caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency. Usage: Take 2 quails, remove the hair and internal organs, 15g each of donkey-hide gelatin, dodder seed, and deer antler glue, 10g each of ginseng and Chuanxiong, and 30g of mugwort. First, boil dodder seeds, mugwort leaves, chuanxiong and ginseng in water, remove the residue and take 250ml of juice. Then put the quail and the juice in a steaming bowl and stew them until they are cooked. Add donkey-hide gelatin and deer antler glue while it is still hot and eat the meat and drink the soup.

Step 4: Acupuncture.

Mugwort is often used in acupuncture. For treating facial paralysis, rub the dry moxa leaves into a ball as big as a peanut, take 8 slices of ginger as big as 2 cent coins, use a needle to pierce several holes in the center of the ginger slices, place a moxa stick on top, first moxibustion the Xiaguan acupoint, and then move repeatedly from Xiaguan to Cheek Cartilage acupoint. The ginger slices should not leave the skin when moving. It is advisable to apply moxibustion three times with each slice of ginger. Moxibustion should be continued until the skin becomes warm, red and hot, and the patient can tolerate it. Moxibustion is performed once a day, and one course of treatment is 7 days (if the patient with facial paralysis has his mouth tilted to the left, moxibustion is performed on the right side; otherwise, moxibustion is performed on the left side).

Everyone should know the effects and functions of Artemisia annua. It has many functions and can treat many physical diseases. One of its functions is to lose weight. This is why many people generally like Artemisia annua. Nowadays, more and more people are losing weight, and some Chinese medicine weight loss methods are a method that is particularly recommended now.