Mugwort that is the Chinese herbal medicine mugwort leaves, internal use has warm menstruation stop bleeding (warm body meridians, stop bleeding in the body), dispel cold pain (by removing the body’s cold to relieve pain) effect, external use can be eliminated to relieve dampness and relieve itching; with the treatment of cold hemorrhage, blood and cold condensation, pain and itchy skin diseases and other diseases; Yin deficiency blood heaters should be used with caution, pregnant women should be used with caution.
Mugwort belongs to the family of chrysanthemums, often picked in the summer when not in bloom, its flavor is pungent, bitter, warm, with a small toxicity, attributed to the liver, spleen, kidney meridian. It has the efficacy of warming menstruation and stopping bleeding, dispersing cold and relieving pain, dispelling dampness and relieving itching.
It can be used internally for treating blood vomiting caused by deficiency and cold, leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), epistaxis, menstrual irregularities caused by cold condensation of blood, dysmenorrhea, infertility due to uterine cold, prolonged diarrhea and dysentery; externally, the decoction of the soup can be used for localized fumigation for eczema, scabies, pubic ulcers and other painful and itchy skin diseases.
Adverse effects of mugwort is not clear. It should be noted that its medicinal properties warm and dry, Yin deficiency blood heaters should be used with caution; there is a small poison, overdose can occur poisoning; pregnant women should be used with caution.
If you have a need for medication, use it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adverse consequences.