Pregnant women are generally allowed to take a bath with mugwort leaves, depending on their physical condition. If a pregnant woman has a history of allergy to mugwort, she generally can not use mugwort to take a bath.
Mugwort is the dried leaves of the plant Asteraceae. The flavor is pungent, bitter, warm; there is a small poison. Attributed to the liver, spleen, kidney meridian. It can warm menstruation and stop bleeding, dispel cold and relieve pain; external use to dispel dampness and relieve itching. It is used for vomiting blood, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or more than a few drops), excessive menstrual flow, fetal leakage (small amount of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy), hemorrhage, cold pain in the abdomen, dysmenorrhea, cold uterus and infertility; and externally to treat itching of the skin.
Pregnant women who are allergic to mugwort leaves should not bathe with mugwort leaves, which may induce allergic symptoms such as itching, redness and swelling.
If the pregnant woman has itchy skin and other conditions, you can bathe with mugwort properly under the guidance of the doctor, and usually pay attention to personal hygiene.