Wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival to see what Chinese medicinal materials are inside the sachets

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming. During the Dragon Boat Festival, my country has a traditional custom of eating rice dumplings, inserting moxa leaves, and wearing sachets. The sachets are filled with aromatic Chinese medicine, and there are certain rules for their use.

Mugwort: Studies have found that fumigating fresh mugwort can kill bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli. In addition, mugwort has the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, warming the meridians, and stopping bleeding.

Acorus: The leaves contain volatile aromatic oils that can invigorate the mind, strengthen the spleen and relieve constipation, and kill insects and sterilize. It can drive away bacteria and kill insects when used externally, and has the effects of cooling, strengthening the stomach, dispelling wind and refreshing the mind when taken internally.

Artemisia annua: The whole plant has fragrance, and the volatile oil it contains accounts for 0.3-0.5% of the whole plant. The main components are eucalyptus oil, camphor, etc. The whole plant can be used to extract artemisinin, which can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also inhibit the growth of pathogens.

Dragon Boat Flower: The flowers it blooms look like the red flowers worn on the bow of the dragon boat during the Dragon Boat Festival, hence the name. This grass is cool in nature and has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood.

Lemongrass: It has the aroma of lemon. The volatile oil contained in the whole plant is citronella oil, which can dispel wind and dampness, relieve cold and relieve exterior symptoms, and also prevent insect bites.

Grapefruit leaves: They are the leaves of the grapefruit plant of the Rutaceae family. The volatile oil they contain has the smell of orange peel and can prevent and treat headaches caused by wind.

Angelica dahurica: dispels wind and dampness, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Burning Chinese herbal medicines such as mugwort, atractylodes, and angelica dahurica indoors can ward off filth, disinfect, purify the air and repel mosquitoes, and it has a certain effect on purifying the living environment.

Realgar: dries dampness and dispels wind, kills insects and detoxifies. Studies have found that this product contains arsenic. Drinking realgar wine is equivalent to eating arsenic, so it should be consumed with caution.

In recent years, around the Dragon Boat Festival, there are often beautifully shaped and fragrant sachets for sale. They can refresh the mind and are very popular among women. However, it must be noted that most traditional sachets use Chinese medicinal spices and other incenses, which are not suitable for pregnant women, especially in the early pregnancy period before three months of pregnancy. Some fashionable sachets nowadays are made by dropping natural essential oils or spices on dried flower petals. It is better for people who are allergic to pollen, prone to skin allergies or children not to wear them.