It is not recommended to take mugwort water during pregnancy, and if you need to use it, you must be guided by a professional doctor.
Mugwort is the leaves of the plant Artemisia absinthium of the family of Asteraceae, with a pungent, bitter flavor, warm nature, and attributed to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effect of warming the menstruation, stopping bleeding, dispersing cold and relieving pain, and when used externally, it can dispel dampness and relieve itching. Clinically, it is mainly used for spitting blood, epistaxis, excessive menstruation, fetal leakage (small amount of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy), hemorrhage, abdominal pain, irregular menstrual cold, infertility with uterine cold, and can also be used externally for itching of the skin.
Mugwort leaves are mainly used for internal use after decoction, can also take the appropriate amount of made of moxa sticks for moxibustion treatment.
However, mugwort has a certain degree of toxicity, so pregnant women need to be careful to use, so as not to affect the fetus.
As a traditional Chinese medicine, in order to ensure the safety and efficacy of medication for pregnant women, it is recommended that pregnant women should consult a doctor in a timely manner for appropriate and effective medication, and should not blindly use their own medication.