Pregnant women can drink moxa water in moderation under the guidance of a doctor, and in general, pregnant women are not recommended to use the drug arbitrarily.
Mugwort leaves are the dried leaves of the plant Mugwort in the family of Asteraceae. Taste pungent, bitter, warm; have a small poison. Attributed to the liver, spleen, kidney meridian. It can warm menstruation and stop bleeding, dispel cold and relieve pain; externally, it can 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 (a small amount of vaginal bleeding in the early stage of pregnancy), hemorrhage, cold pain in the abdomen, dysmenorrhea, cold uterine infertility; and externally to treat itching of the skin.
Because of the warm nature of moxa, it is prudent to take it for those who have a deficiency of yin and blood heat. Pregnant women are advised to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor in order to avoid any impact on their own health and that of the fetus.