The toxic side effects of mugwort are that it can cause burning and flushing of the skin and mucous membranes, oral administration can be irritating to the stomach and intestines, toxic jaundice hepatitis occurs after absorption, and it has a significant inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, which makes the central nervous system overexcited and leads to convulsions.
Mugwort has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain (relieving pain by dispelling cold in the body), dispelling dampness and relieving itching, warming the menstruation and stopping bleeding (warming the meridians of the human body and stopping bleeding in the body).
Mugwort leaves main treatment of hemoptysis, blood in stool, vomiting blood, epistaxis, leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), dysmenorrhea, fetal restlessness, pregnancy blood, menstrual disorders, with lowering of the belt, eczema, scabies, cold pain in the heart and abdomen (the location of the heart and abdomen feel cold and painful), diarrhea and long term dysentery, cholera and turn tendons, hemorrhoids, carbuncle ulcers.
The volatile oil in the active ingredient of mugwort can cause flushing and burning of the skin mucous membranes. It is irritating to the stomach and intestines when administered orally, and toxic jaundiced hepatitis may occur after absorption.
Mugwort has obvious central nervous system inhibitory effect, can overexcite the central nervous system, causing convulsions.
People with yin deficiency and blood heat should be cautious of taking mugwort leaves.
The application of traditional Chinese medicine should be guided by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner after diagnosis, do not self-medication, in order to avoid misunderstanding of the condition.