Mugwort has a small toxicity, so it is not recommended to make tea to drink. Moreover, the active ingredients of herbal infusions are limited and generally do not achieve a therapeutic effect.
Mugwort leaves are pungent, bitter and warm in nature. It belongs to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the medicinal effect of warming menstruation and stopping bleeding, which can treat excessive menstruation caused by cold and postpartum hemorrhage; it can also dissipate cold and relieve pain, treating cold abdominal pain, menstrual abdominal pain, etc.; it also has a very good therapeutic effect on the fetal restlessness and menstrual irregularities.
This product can be taken internally by decoction, or into the pill, loose, or pounded juice. Can also be used externally, take the appropriate amount of pounded velvet for cones or made of moxa moxibustion, or decoction of water fumigation, or fried hot iron.
Adverse effects of moxa are not clear. Patients with discomfort are advised to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment. It is not advisable to self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.