Side effects of bathing with boiled mugwort leaves

Mugwort is a widely used Chinese medicinal material. In traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is mainly used to dry the leaves and make moxibustion to treat the human body. However, people also often use mugwort in daily life. Many people like to take a bath in water boiled with mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival or on ordinary days. Bathing with mugwort can achieve a good anti-itching effect and can also prevent the occurrence of some skin diseases. But what are the side effects of using mugwort leaves to boil water for bathing?

Side effects of bathing with boiled mugwort leaves:

Volatile oils have an inhibitory effect on nerves

Mugwort contains volatile oil, the main components of which are Ⅰ,8-cineole, α-thujone, α-phellandrene, β-caryophyllene, camphene, camphor, carperaldehyde, transcarveol and Ⅰ-α-terpineol. Volatile oil is a general term for volatile oily components that exist in plants and have an aromatic smell, can be distilled with water vapor, and are immiscible with water.

Volatile oil is a mixture with complex components. Studies have shown that excessive use of volatile oils (fragrance ingredients) can suppress the nerves.

2 Side effects of bathing with boiled mugwort leaves:

Cause skin allergies

People who are allergic to Artemisia argyi are strictly prohibited from using Artemisia argyi bath sachets for bathing. People who are allergic to Artemisia argyi foot bath sachets are also prohibited from using Artemisia argyi bath sachets for bathing.

Specific performance:

1. If you find that the skin of your feet is itchy, accompanied by rashes, redness and swelling of the skin when using this kind of sachet for foot bath, it is strictly forbidden to use the mugwort bath sachet for bathing.

2. If allergic symptoms occur: skin itching, accompanied by rashes, skin redness and swelling, etc., please stop using it immediately and wash it with clean water, or apply dermatitis cream to the allergic skin, and it will disappear. In severe cases, please seek medical treatment in time.