What are the benefits of taking a bath with mugwort leaves

In recent years, many bath or foot bath products with Chinese medicine formulas have appeared on the market. They have different effects. The most common one is the bath bag made from mugwort. Its efficacy is to prevent eczema, treat constipation, etc. Especially during the Dragon Boat Festival, people in most places also have the habit of bathing with mugwort leaves. So what are the benefits of taking a bath with mugwort leaves? Next, let’s take a closer look at the main effects and functions of mugwort.

Bathing with mugwort leaves has the effects of dredging meridians and activating collaterals, promoting qi and blood circulation, removing dampness and cold, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, restoring yang and rescuing from adverse conditions, and preventing diseases and maintaining health. Bathing with mugwort leaves can regulate nerve excitability, improve sleep quality, effectively promote blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, enhance the body's immunity, dilate blood vessels, reduce blood viscosity, relieve muscle spasms, scavenge free radicals in the body and have anti-oxidation effects. Long-term use of this product can also improve immunity, strengthen the body, and prolong life.

Soaking your feet in mugwort water can effectively eliminate false fire and cold fire, and can treat oral ulcers, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurring diseases of the head and face that are related to false fire and cold fire. Whenever the above diseases occur, take 1-2 bags of mugwort foot bath bags and boil water or brew them with boiling water for a while, then soak your feet in some warm water until your whole body sweats slightly, but not profusely. Then drink more warm water. Generally, soak 2-3 times in a row, that is, after 2-3 days. At the same time, drink more warm boiled water, do not eat cold food, and pay attention to rest. The discomforts in the head, face, and throat caused by false fire and cold fire will be significantly improved or disappear.

When you catch a cold, have a runny nose, a sore throat, body aches, or have a fever, you can soak your feet in moxa leaf water until your body sweats, but you must drink ginger and brown sugar water at the same time. Add scallion when you have a fever, and add a few cloves of garlic when you have a cough. Drink it several times until your body is hot and you no longer have body aches and runny nose. Then drink plenty of boiled water to expel the virus and cold fire in time, and get enough rest. Your cold will heal soon. Correct use of mugwort can effectively relieve and cure physical symptoms, but excessive use of mugwort can cause deficiency of the body and lead to headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, fatigue, depression and even coughing and asthma in severe cases. So, everything is good, as long as it is used properly, it can promote the health of the body.

The above is a detailed introduction to the benefits and effects of taking a bath with mugwort leaves. Now we can understand the main functions and common effects of mugwort. But it should be noted that people who usually suffer from yin deficiency and blood heat are prohibited from using mugwort. In addition, people with severe hypertension and heart disease, as well as children and pregnant women, must pay attention to the bath water temperature not being too high when taking a bath with mugwort leaves.