Those with the appropriate indications can use moxa leaves boiled in water to fumigate the lower body. Yin deficiency blood heaters should be used with caution.
Mugwort leaves taste hard, warm, with a small poison, can warm menstruation to stop bleeding, dispel cold pain, clinically with Mugwort leaves boiled water fumigation can alleviate women’s uterine cold, body cold and thus caused by menstrual disorders, but also to treat the patient’s abdominal (abdominal) cold pain, uterine cold, infertility, and so on.
Mugwort leaves externally has the effect of eliminating dampness and relieving itching, local decoction or fumigation, can be used for the treatment of patients with eczema, psoriasis, scabies and other painful and itchy skin diseases of the limbs. At present, there are also many Chinese patent medicines containing mugwort leaves on the market to achieve the purpose of fumigation treatment. People with yin deficiency and blood heat should be cautious of using mugwort leaves.
The method of boiling and fumigating with mugwort leaves needs to be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and it is not recommended to try it on your own.