How to use mugwort leaves

Mugwort leaves can be used in medicine, made into food such as Mugwort leaf soup, household items such as Mugwort pillow and so on. 1. In medicine: under the guidance of a physician, it is decocted with other herbs to warm the menstruation and stop bleeding (warming the body’s meridians to stop bleeding in the body), and disperse cold and relieve pain (relieving pain by removing cold from the body). It is used in treating hematemesis (vomiting of blood), epistaxis, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), excessive menstrual flow, fetal leakage (small amount of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy), hyperemesis, cold pain in the abdomen, irregular menstrual flow, and infertility due to coldness in the uterus. 2. Food: Mugwort leaves can be consumed as Mugwort leaf soup, Mugwort leaf porridge, Mugwort leaf cake and so on. 3. Household goods: mugwort leaves can be made into mugwort pillows, mugwort bags, mugwort mats, etc. The external use of mugwort leaves has the effect of eliminating dampness and relieving itching. Appropriate amount of external use, can also be made into moxa sticks, moxa cones for moxibustion or fumigation. It can be used to treat cold bleeding and abdominal pain, as well as for women’s cold menstrual disorders and other symptoms. It should be noted that moxa leaves warm menstruation and stop bleeding should be fried with charcoal, the rest of the raw use. It should be used with caution in cases of Yin deficiency and blood heat. In addition, its contraindications and precautions are not clear, it is recommended that, if necessary, follow the doctor’s instructions.