What are the benefits of mugwort leaf?

Mugwort leaf is a common Chinese herbal medicine, it has the following benefits:
1. Medicinal benefits
Warming channels to stop bleeding
Mugwort leaves are warm, spicy and bitter, and belong to liver, spleen and kidney channels. It is good at warming channels to stop bleeding, and can be used for asthenic cold bleeding disease. For example, mugwort leaf can play a good role in hemostasis for women with vacuous cold menorrhagia and discontinuous leakage (massive vaginal bleeding during non-menstrual periods). In some prescriptions, it is often combined with ejiao, Rehmannia and other drugs to enhance its hemostatic effect.
Dispelling cold and relieving pain
Mugwort leaves can dispel cold evil and relieve pain. For dysmenorrhea caused by palace cold, it is a very important medicinal material. When the cold evil stagnates in the cell palace (uterus), resulting in the poor operation of Qi and blood, and the occurrence of dysmenorrhea, mugwort leaf can warm the palace to disperse cold, promote the circulation of Qi and blood, thereby reducing pain. For example, Moxa Fu Nuanggong pill is one of the main components of Moxa leaf, which is used to treat menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea and other palace cold diseases.
It can also be used to treat abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by deficiency cold of lower jiao. For the abdominal cold pain caused by spleen and stomach deficiency cold, mugwort leaf can be combined with dried ginger, Evodia and other drugs to warm the middle, dispel cold and relieve pain.
Remove dampness and relieve itching
Mugwort leaf can remove dampness and relieve itching when applied externally. For skin eczema, pruritus and other diseases, with mugwort leaf decoction water wash can play a dampness-detoxification, antipruritic effect. Because mugwort leaf has certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, it can relieve itching caused by skin inflammation. In the folk, many people will also use mugwort leaves to boil water for children to bathe, prevent and treat skin problems such as prickly heat.
Relieve asthma and cough
Mugwort leaf has the effect of warming lung and dispelling cold, relieving cough and relieving asthma. For cold cough, asthma and other diseases, especially cough asthma caused by external cold evil and lung qi loss, mugwort leaf can help to dissipate lung cold, and play a role in relieving asthma and cough. It can be taken internally or made into moxibustion and other ways to play this role.
Miscarriage prevention
In the theory of Chinese medicine, mugwort leaf also has a certain therapeutic effect on fetal restlessness. When pregnant women appear restless fetal movement due to cold deficiency of Qi and blood, the reasonable use of mugwort leaves under the guidance of doctors can have the effect of warming the menstrual cycle. However, pregnant women must be cautious when using mugwort, because its warmth and dryness may have adverse effects on pregnant women and fetuses if used improperly.
Second, health care benefits
Moxibustion health care
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine health care method, with moxa wool made from mugwort leaves as the main material. Through moxibustion to stimulate the human body acupoints, can play a warm meridian, harmonizing qi and blood, promoting the role of dispelling evil. For example, moxibustion Zusanli point can enhance the spleen and stomach function of the human body and improve the body's immunity; Moxibustion Guanyuan point has the effect of warming and tonifying kidney Yang, for people with deficient cold constitution, it can improve the symptoms of Yang deficiency of the body, such as cold hands and feet, sore waist and knees.
Make sachet
Mugwort leaves can be used to make scented sachets. The mugwort leaves are dried and ground into powder, put into a perfume bag to wear on the body, and the smell emitted by it has a certain mosquito repellent effect. At the same time, in the traditional concept, mugwort leaf sachets have the effect of warding off evil spirits and waking up the brain, which can make people feel refreshed. In the Dragon Boat Festival, many places have the custom of wearing mugwort leaf sachets, which also reflects people's recognition of the health care role of mugwort leaf