The efficacy of mugwort cushion

I believe that in life there are many people who often like to choose some medicated cushions, because they contain traditional Chinese medicine, and you will feel relieved and safe when sitting on them, and you don’t have to worry about the fillings inside causing harm to the body. Mugwort cushion is a more common one. The main effect of mugwort cushion is that it can generate heat and treat diarrhea. At the same time, it can also alleviate the problems of hernia, edema and prolapse.

Cold is the source of all diseases. "Xia Gongxu, deputy director of the Center for Preventive Treatment of Diseases at Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, who specializes in TCM external treatment and Yang-boosting therapy, said that only when the body is warm enough can the Yang Qi flow smoothly and the body can resist the invasion of external evil. In fact, feeling cold is a sign of a cold constitution. Being afraid of the wind, liking to eat warm food, and having diarrhea when encountering a cool breeze in the morning may also be a sign of a cold constitution.

How to improve cold constitution?

Xia Gongxu said that you should use an wormwood cushion during the day and soak your feet in hot water every night. The cushion method was once highly praised by Wu Shangxian, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty. He once said in "Li Liao Pian Wen": "If oral medicine cannot achieve the desired effect or is afraid of damaging the stomach qi, sitting is the best option." Wu Shangxian also introduced a simple cushion recipe - an wormwood pad. 500 grams of wormwood, dried, crushed, and wrapped in gauze to make a cushion for the patient to sit on. Mugwort is warm in nature and has the effects of warming the meridians and stopping bleeding, dispelling cold and relieving pain. When moxa leaves are placed in a seat cushion, the warm air enters the human body through the intestines, warming the internal organs and even treating diarrhea induced by cold. The cushion method can be said to "increase yang energy just by sitting."

Xia Gongxu said that it would be best for people to make the moxa pad into a long strip, which is somewhat similar to the current sanitary napkins; and the cushion cloth should be made of cotton gauze with good permeability to facilitate the penetration of the medicinal power. In addition, if the medication pad is heated, the temperature should not be too high to avoid burning the skin.

【Main symptoms】

1. Diarrhea

Mugwort antidiarrhea pad (Lihua Pianwen) 500g of mugwort. Crush the moxa leaves, wrap them in gauze to make a cushion, and let the patient sit on it. Function: warming the middle, dispelling cold and stopping diarrhea. Mainly used to treat watery diarrhea.

2. Hernia

Stove Core Cushion (Lihua Pianwen)

500g stove core soil, 30g each of Sichuan pepper and fennel. Grind the last two ingredients into fine powder, crush the soil from the stove core, and then mix well. Wrap it with cotton cloth to make a cushion for the patient to sit on. Function: warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Mainly used to treat hernia.

3. Edema

Diuretic and anti-edema pad (Lihua Pianwen) 500g green onion. Mash the onion into a paste, wrap it in gauze to make a cushion, and let the patient sit on it. It helps facilitate urination. It is mainly used to treat dysuria and edema.

4. Rectal prolapse

Snail Mat (Lihua Pianwen) 500g live snails. Wrap the live snails with gauze and place them on a chair; let the patient sit on it. Function: clearing away heat and lifting the anus. It is mainly used to treat rectal prolapse of lung heat type.

【Notes】

1. When sewing the cushion, you should choose cotton gauze with good permeability to facilitate the penetration of the medicine.

2. The temperature of the medicine pad should not be too high to avoid scalding the skin.