Is the smell of wormwood harmful to the body?

Mugwort is a very useful herb in life. People can burn it to repel mosquitoes, make it into mugwort cushions to maintain the body, and use moxibustion to treat people's diseases. It can be said that the effect of mugwort is very powerful. When wormwood is burned, it produces a cool smell. Many people believe that frequently smelling the smell of wormwood will have a certain effect on the body. So, is the smell of wormwood harmful to the body?

The smoke and smell produced by burning mugwort are basically harmless to the human body. To a certain extent, the smoke and smell produced by burning mugwort even have certain therapeutic and health-care effects. Some people have done special research on this. Although the specific effects are still unclear, at least the smoke produced by mugwort has no obvious harm, which is different from cigarettes.

Use moxa sticks for moxibustion. There is no harm in inhaling a small amount of moxa smoke, but you must pay attention to ventilation. Inhaling too much will cause dizziness and headache, and also cause throat discomfort. Especially in the room, ventilation is necessary. Smoke produced by any object contains gases such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The smoke produced by moxa is no exception. However, the harm can be ignored as long as it is not inhaled for a long time.

As the saying goes, "There is no moxibustion without mugwort, no moxibustion without fire, and no moxibustion without smoke." That is to say, only with mugwort, mugwort fire, and mugwort smoke can it be called real moxibustion. Mugwort itself has a natural medicinal value, especially as one of the commonly used gynecological medicines, and mugwort is a very good food in the south, such as mugwort rice cake, mugwort fruit and other delicacies; mugwort fire combined with the medicinal value of mugwort leaves can stimulate the acupuncture points or specific parts of the body surface, thereby stimulating the activity of meridian qi to adjust the disordered physiological and biochemical functions of the human body; a small amount of contact with mugwort smoke has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, cardiotonic and other biological effects, which have beneficial effects on the human body. Of course, long-term exposure to moxibustion smoke is harmful to the human body.