If the baby has prickly heat, eczema and other skin diseases caused by itching symptoms, you can follow the doctor’s advice appropriate use of mugwort water bath, for itching, localized swelling and pain and other symptoms have a certain effect. However, mugwort has a certain degree of toxicity, for infants with skin lesions, it is not recommended to use mugwort water bath, so as not to cause infection, affecting the health of infants.
Mugwort leaves, with warm menstruation and stop bleeding, dispersing cold and pain, when used externally, can dispel dampness and relieve itching. It is suitable for all kinds of bleeding conditions, such as vomiting blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), excessive menstrual flow, fetal leakage (small amount of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy) and hypostasis, etc. It can also be used for menstrual cold disorders, uterine cold infertility, etc., or externally used to treat itchy skin.
Because the baby’s skin is delicate and sensitive, when bathing with mugwort water, the family should consult the doctor in advance, and not blindly self-medication or increase the dose of medication without authorization.