The benefits of bathing with mugwort

Mugwort leaf is a very radiant plant. Picking it, drying it and soaking your feet in hot water has great benefits. It mainly treats cold hands and feet, and can also relieve fatigue and other functions. After talking about soaking your feet in hot water, let’s talk about soaking in it? Can mugwort leaves be boiled in water for bathing? What are the benefits? Let’s take a look at the main content below!

Can I use mugwort leaves to boil water for bathing?

There is no doubt that soaking mugwort in water has many benefits for the human body

1. In summer and autumn, mugwort water can not only prevent and treat prickly heat, repel mosquitoes and prevent mosquito bites, but also prevent the occurrence of other summer skin diseases.

2. Winter is the season when influenza and upper respiratory system diseases are prevalent. Bathing with mugwort leaves can reduce inflammation, remove moisture, and improve human immunity. It has a certain preventive effect on infectious diseases such as influenza and hand, foot and mouth disease.

3. Children with weak constitution and prone to severe colds have a positive role in promoting

What are the benefits of bathing children with mugwort leaves?

The specific method is to take 30 to 50 grams of fresh mugwort leaves, soak them in boiling water in the bathtub for 10 minutes, remove the mugwort leaves, add water and adjust it to a suitable temperature, and then you can take a shower. Summer has already arrived, why not take a bath with mugwort leaves! Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can dispel coldness without causing gas.

1. Drinking mugwort soup: If you accidentally get caught in the rain or suffer from a cold (note the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat) and have a fever or a cold, you can take 15 grams of fresh mugwort, add appropriate amount of water, soak it and drink it. After the body sweats, nasal congestion, headache and many other discomforts will be relieved. (Here we are talking about taking mugwort) 2. Taking a mugwort bath If you accidentally catch a cold or get caught in the rain, take a mugwort bath immediately. It can regulate blood and qi, expel dampness and cold, and prevent fever and colds. The specific method is to take 50-100 grams of fresh mugwort, use boiling water to brew it in the bathtub for 5-10 minutes, then remove the mugwort, add water and adjust it to a suitable temperature before taking a bath. !

3. Mugwort bath can not only prevent fever and cold, but also has a very good therapeutic effect on prickly heat, eczema and folliculitis.

Frequently asked questions

There was a popular saying among the people: "If you have wormwood at home for three years, the king will not need it." The smoke produced by fumigating wormwood leaves can effectively inhibit the spread of various pathogens in the air, but it is not good for the honest and honest.

It should be noted that patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma should use wormwood fumigation with caution. It is not that wormwood leaves are harmful to such diseases, but that many patients are allergic to various types of fumigation and aggravate the symptoms.

Benefits of bathing with mugwort leaves during confinement

Postpartum confinement, bathing with mugwort leaves

During the confinement period, pregnant women can ask their relatives to help wash their hair and take a bath with water boiled with mugwort leaves. The specific method is: take 30 to 50 grams of fresh mugwort leaves, use boiling water in the bathtub to rinse for 5 to 10 minutes; remove the mugwort leaves, adjust the water to a suitable temperature and then take a shower. Doing so can regulate blood and qi, expel dampness and cold, activate blood circulation, promote sleep, relax the meridians and regulate menstruation. However, it is generally not recommended for women who are breastfeeding to use this method frequently.

Irregular menstruation, boiled eggs with mugwort leaves

Mugwort leaves have the effect of relaxing meridians and activating blood circulation. They are suitable for bleeding and abdominal pain caused by yin deficiency and internal heat. They have a certain effect on irregular menstruation, abdominal pain and metrorrhagia caused by yin deficiency and internal heat in women. When boiling eggs, adding a small amount of mugwort leaves to the water can help regulate menstruation.

Dark circles, wormwood foot bath

Kidney deficiency is the key cause of dark circles. Tonifying Qi and blood and clearing away heat are good ways to remove dark circles. You can soak your feet in mugwort water. The specific method is: take a handful of fresh mugwort leaves, boil water and then soak your feet in the hot water; or take 1/4 of the moxa sticks made from mugwort leaves, tear them into pieces and put them in a foot bath, rinse them with boiling water for a while, and after the mugwort leaves are soaked, put them in warm water to soak your feet until your whole body is slightly sweaty. Generally, it will be effective after soaking for 2 to 3 days. During this period, you should drink more warm water, eat less cold food, and get enough rest. If you drink a cup of ginger and red dates water while soaking your feet in moxa water, the effect will be better.