The efficacy of mugwort porridge

How much do you know about the effects of mugwort porridge? If you are still not clear, please read the following introduction.

Mugwort Porridge

Mugwort (The Book of Songs), also known as: Bingtai (Erzhi), mugwort (Er Ya with Guo Pu's annotation), medical herb (Bielu), moxibustion grass (Pi Ya), Qi Ai (Qi Ai Biography), yellow grass (Compendium of Materia Medica), domestic mugwort (Yi Lin Zuan Yao), sweet mugwort (Bencao Qiuyuan), grass wormwood, mugwort, wolftail wormwood, fragrant mugwort, wild lotus head, and Aji mugwort.

The role of mugwort:

Mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral effects; antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and antiallergic effects; liver protection and choleretic effects, etc. Mugwort can be used to make recipes such as "mugwort tea", "mugwort soup" and "mugwort porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to diseases.

Medicinal properties: Mugwort is closely related to the lives of Chinese people. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people always put mugwort in their homes to "ward off evil spirits". After the stems wither, they soak the plants in water and fumigate to achieve disinfection and itching relief. Pregnant women often use mugwort water for bathing or fumigation. Traditional medicinal theory believes that mugwort has the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, warming the meridians, stopping bleeding, and calming the fetus. Modern experimental studies have shown that mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral effects; antiasthmatic, antitussive and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and antiallergic effects; liver protection and gallbladder effects, etc. Mugwort can be used in recipes such as "mugwort tea", "mugwort soup", and "mugwort porridge" to enhance the body's resistance to diseases.

Effects of mugwort porridge

1. This product can be mashed into wool and made into moxa rolls and moxa sticks for use in moxibustion.

2. After taking a large amount of moxa leaf preparations orally, the symptoms of poisoning will appear in about half an hour: dry throat and thirst, gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, followed by general weakness, dizziness and tinnitus, tremors in the limbs and even spasms (caused by high excitement of the central nervous system). After the spasm, the muscles of the whole body relax, lack tension, and even paralysis. Due to damage to nerve reflexes and blood vessels themselves, it can cause uterine congestion and bleeding, and even miscarriage in pregnant women. It can also cause liver cell metabolic disorders, leading to toxic jaundice and hepatitis. Because it mainly acts on the central nervous system, there are often sequelae such as amnesia and hallucinations after recovery. Chronic poisoning patients have symptoms such as hyperesthesia, ataxia, hallucinations, neuritis, and epileptic spasms.

3. In case of oral poisoning, first clean the gastrointestinal tract and absorb it with bone charcoal powder, place the patient in a quiet and dimly lit room to avoid external stimulation, give sedatives, protect liver function, and perform other general internal medicine symptomatic treatments.