Wash the vulva with moxa leaf water has a certain effect of removing dampness and relieving itching.
Mugwort leaves are pungent, bitter and warm in nature, and are attributed to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. Its efficacy has warm menstruation to stop bleeding (warm the human body meridians, stop bleeding in the body), dispel cold pain (by removing the body’s cold to relieve pain), regulate menstruation and stabilize the fetus, external use to dispel dampness and relieve itching. Its clinical applications include cold pain in the hypogastrium (both sides of the abdomen), restlessness of the fetus, and itching of the skin. Pharmacological effects: procoagulant, antifibrinolytic, asthma, antitussive, expectorant, choleretic.
Another study, mugwort leaves boiled water wash vulva has anti-inflammatory effect, for vulvar inflammation as well as vaginitis will cause auxiliary therapeutic effect. However, in daily life, if there is no corresponding symptoms, it is not recommended to use mugwort water to wash the vulva, because the vagina has a self-cleaning effect, self-cleaning with medication may destroy the bacterial flora and cause infection. It is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to give medicated vulvar care.