Can you eat mugwort?

It can be taken internally. Artemisia absinthium is a traditional Chinese medicine, and its leaves, also known as mugwort leaves, are generally chosen as medicine. Taken generally choose to decoction, pounding juice or into the pills. Its flavor is bitter, pungent, warm; there is a small poison. Attributed to the spleen, liver, kidney meridian. It has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain, and can also warm the menstruation and stop bleeding (warming the body’s meridians to stop bleeding in the body). It is generally used for dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), and restlessness of the fetus caused by deficiency and coldness of the flushing and renminating channels (deficiency of yang qi that cannot warm the flushing and renminating channels). Please note that this product has a small toxicity, it is advisable to take it under the guidance of a doctor. Improper consumption may lead to symptoms of poisoning such as dry throat, nausea and vomiting, gastrointestinal discomfort, generalized spasms, and in severe cases, delirium, convulsions, or even paralysis, and immediate medical attention should be sought. It is also forbidden for those who are suffering from yin deficiency (deficiency of yin and essence in the body and hyperactive fire), blood dryness and heat and those who are suffering from bleeding disorders. If you need to use Chinese medicine mugwort, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence, and individuals should not use it blindly, so as not to cause adverse consequences.