There is an old saying: “There are three years of Ai in the family, and the husband does not use it.” This sentence means that there is a three-year-old Chen Ai in the family, and there is no need to seek a doctor for treatment. Every year around “May Day”, mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants become active, and various viruses and bacteria also begin to spread. Artemisia argyi is the leaf of a kind of Compositae, and there is a saying in the market that it can cure diseases and ward off evil spirits. Explained by modern medical theory, the volatile oil in Artemisia argyi can inhibit or kill a variety of pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and can also repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants, and purify the air.
Why use “Three Years of Ai” to cure diseases?
On the third day of the third lunar month, the collected mugwort leaves are edible. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the collected leaves can be used for medicinal purposes. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Ai from Qichun, Hubei Province, the hometown of Li Shizhen, has the best medicinal effect. The medicinal moxa currently on the market is also produced in Henan, Shaanxi and Guangdong.
After three years of wormwood leaves, the volatile oil content in it is the most suitable for moxibustion, it is easy to be flammable, the smoke will not be so big, the heat is the strongest, and the effect is the best it is good.
How to make mugwort leaves delicious?
Artemisia argyi is acrid, bitter and warm in nature. Steamed food can reduce its bitterness and increase its warming properties. From a nutritional point of view, Artemisia argyi is a dark green leafy vegetable with more cellulose, which is suitable for the elderly who often suffer from constipation. For many people with yang deficiency, the diet needs to avoid raw and cold food, and steamed food also avoids the problem of raw and cold.
The practice of steamed vegetables with mugwort leaves:
1. The mugwort leaves are cleaned and drained;< /span>
2. Mix 100 grams of flour and 50 grams of corn flour;
3. Put the argyi leaves into the flour and mix well ;
4. Boil the pot and steam for 3 minutes;
5. Adjust the water: salt, garlic, chicken essence, Soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, sesame seeds;
6. Heat the oil to 60-70% hot, pour it into the dipping water.
Contraindications for steamed vegetables with mugwort leaves: people with yin deficiency and fire should eat less, and those who are allergic to mugwort leaves should not eat.
What are the benefits of mugwort leaves?
Artemisia argyi has four major functions.
Warm the meridian and stop bleeding: It is mainly used for bleeding caused by cold condensation, such as uterine cold in women, metrorrhagia, etc.
Dispelling cold and relieving pain: used for pain caused by cold coagulation and blood stasis, such as dysmenorrhea and abdominal pain caused by cold.
Remove dampness and relieve itching: It can be used for skin itching caused by accumulation of dampness and stasis on the surface of the machine.
Expectant and relieve cough: It can be used for cough and increased phlegm caused by viruses and bacteria.
Historical records show that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing used angelica, chuanxiong, rehmannia, peony, donkey-hide gelatin, and mugwort to treat women’s metrorrhagia and abdominal pain. In addition, mugwort leaves boiled water to soak feet has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain. Use gauze dipped in mugwort leaf water and apply it to the affected area to remove dampness and relieve itching.
Special tips: Soak your feet with mugwort leaves to avoid sweating or for too long. You can’t soak your feet immediately after a meal. People with diabetes should avoid the water temperature being too high.
Does the larger the leaves of wormwood, the stronger the effect?
Artemisia argyi is harvested once a year, and usually matures around the Dragon Boat Festival in the fifth lunar month. After the leaves are dried, the leaves are pounded into velvet, and then made into mugwort sticks, mugwort cakes, and mugwort sticks for medicinal purposes. The efficacy of mugwort leaves is not based on the size of the leaves. For example, Qichun mugwort leaves are large leaves, while Guangdong May mugwort leaves are small and slender, but both can be used as medicine.
In the origin of Artemisia argyi, there is a practice of picking young leaves for food in March. The most common is the Qingtuan or mugwort cake on the market. Food therapy has the functions of warming meridians to stop bleeding, warming meridians and dredging collaterals, dispelling cold and relieving pain, nourishing blood and moistening dryness, removing dampness and removing dampness.
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1. Boil the mugwort leaves and squeeze the juice;
2. Add a little sugar to the glutinous rice flour, pour in the mugwort juice and mix the noodles;
3. Wrap the bean paste stuffing in the glutinous rice ball and flatten it; .
Contraindications of mugwort cake: People with yin deficiency and fire, people with weak spleen and stomach function, diabetes patients, and hyperlipidemia should eat less.
“Poison” in May, can boiled mugwort leaves wash hair and take a bath to detoxify and drive away cold?
“Poisonous” May refers to the fifth month of the lunar calendar, when centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, geckos and toads known as “five poisons” become active. The weather is hot and the humidity is heavy. At this time, people with a cold constitution will feel dizzy and have a headache. Chinese medicine believes that it is a symptom of blood stasis.
The leaves of mugwort itself have the functions of dispelling cold, warming the meridians and dredging collaterals. Boiled water with mugwort leaves to wash the hair, use the fingers as a comb, massage the head, can play the role of dredging the collaterals and relieve the pain. Headache symptoms. Bathing is very effective for skin problems such as eczema, scabies, ringworm, and fungal infections.
Special reminder: Although Artemisia argyi has bactericidal and antiviral effects, it is disabled when the skin is broken.