Drinking mugwort water has the effect of assisting in dispelling dampness to a certain extent. However, it is not recommended to drink mugwort water only to get rid of dampness.
Ai Ye is warm, bitter and pungent in nature and enters the spleen, liver and kidney meridians, which can regulate qi and blood, expel cold and dampness; warm the menstruation, stop bleeding, and stabilize the fetus.
It has a certain alleviating effect on the tiredness and drowsiness, loss of appetite, and body sleepiness caused by dampness, but it cannot get rid of dampness in the body completely.
In clinical practice, dampness can be dispelled by strengthening exercise, eating a light diet, avoiding dampness in the environment and physical therapy in Chinese medicine.
For example, after special processing of moxa leaves to form moxa velvet, and then made into moxa sticks to use, through moxibustion acupuncture points to achieve the purpose of warming cold and removing dampness.
Mugwort leaves in water can not make the active ingredients precipitation, the therapeutic effect is limited, if the dampness is heavy, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner.