Long-term exposure to mugwort smoke may increase the incidence of lung cancer.
Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer, although the composition of moxa smoke is mainly wormwood, but no matter which kind of tobacco, burning will produce a large amount of smoke, smoke contains components that pollute the air, such as sulfur dioxide, toluene, acetaldehyde, catechol, hydroquinone, hydroquinone and so on.
Some studies have shown that in the process of moxibustion, it will produce PM2.5 and carbon monoxide, release tar, benzaldehyde, phenol harmful substances. So whether it is cigarettes or moxa smoke, it may increase the chance of lung cancer after a long time of smoking.
As there are more than 7000 kinds of chemical substances in tobacco, several hundred kinds of harmful substances, and 69 kinds of clear carcinogenic substances. Therefore, the chance of lung cancer after smoking tobacco for a long time is 10-20 times higher than that of not smoking tobacco.
Therefore, for the sake of your own body and your family’s health, even if you use tobacco smoke, you should use it appropriately, do not blindly use it for a long time.