Is it a rumor that mugwort can cure stomach problems?

Mugwort is a relatively common plant, and it is also a plant with efficacy and functions. For example, if mugwort is used correctly, it can effectively cure stomach problems. Mugwort can treat stomach problems because of its analgesic and cold-relieving effects. It can also protect the gastric mucosa and make the stomach healthier. Therefore, there is some truth in the fact that mugwort can treat stomach problems, and it is not a rumor.

1. Can mugwort treat stomach problems?

If you have acid stomach, heartburn. You can verify this simple yet magical therapeutic effect. Add two pieces of dried moxa leaves to 100 ml of boiling water and soak for 10 minutes before drinking it. Generally, stomach burnt and acid reflux will disappear within 20 minutes after drinking it. Drinking it for half a month can cure many stomach problems.

2. Why can mugwort treat stomach problems?

Mugwort has the effects of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming the meridians and stopping bleeding. It is mostly used internally to treat gynecological diseases and externally to treat skin itching. According to folklore, mugwort leaves can ward off evil spirits, and if collected around the Dragon Boat Festival and placed at home, they actually act as an air disinfectant.

Mugwort has the effect of warming the stomach and relieving pain, and it also has a good effect on cold constipation. The efficacy of this prescription is reliable. It is just a folk remedy and the dosage is very large. We think that using 10 to 15 grams of dried mugwort, or 30 grams of fresh mugwort, should be able to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. Too high a dose may cause risks. Readers are advised to be cautious.

Modern research has found that mugwort has antibacterial, gastric mucosal protective, choleretic and smooth muscle spasm relieving effects. This may be the fundamental reason why this recipe is effective.

3. Edible value of wormwood

Mugwort is also a very good food. Among the traditional foods in southern China, there is a kind of glutinous rice cake which is made with mugwort as the main ingredient (see Mugwort glutinous rice cake). That is, use fresh mugwort and glutinous rice flour in a ratio of one to two around the Qingming Festival, wrap it with fillings such as peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar (mung bean paste is added in some areas), and then steam it. In the Dongjiang River Basin of Guangdong, locals pick fresh mugwort leaves and buds in winter and spring and eat them as vegetables.

During the beginning of spring, the Hakka people in Ganzhou have the custom of collecting mugwort and making mugwort fruit. The shape of Aimiguo is a bit like dumplings, but it is larger in size and has stuffing inside. It is delicious and can be used as a staple food.