Can wormwood cure insomnia?

Many people suffer from insomnia at night due to the high pressure of work and life. The more they can't sleep, the more they will think about many things, and the more they think, the more they can't sleep. A poor rest at night will lead to lack of energy the next day, which will have a certain impact on work and life. Over time, they will need some sleeping pills to fall asleep. So, can mugwort cure insomnia?

Can soaking your feet in wormwood cure insomnia?

The general method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves: take 50 grams of mugwort leaves (a handful is enough), put them in a pot and add water, boil for 10 minutes after the water boils, turn off the heat, pour it into a basin, and wait for the water to cool naturally to a temperature that the feet can adapt to before starting to soak your feet. Keep soaking until your whole body is slightly sweaty, then the foot bath is over. Then massage the Yongquan point 50-100 times, then you can undress, tie your belt and rest.

1. Soaking your feet in mugwort water can effectively eliminate virtual fire and cold fire, and can treat oral ulcers, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurrent diseases of the head and face that are related to virtual fire and cold fire. Whenever the above diseases occur, take a handful of mugwort leaves and boil them in water to soak your feet, or take a quarter of the clear moxa sticks made of pure mugwort leaves, tear them into pieces and put them in a foot bath bucket, soak them with boiling water for a while, and then soak your feet in some warm water after the mugwort leaves are soaked until your whole body sweats slightly, but not profusely, and then drink more warm water. Generally, soak your feet for several 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 virtual fire and cold fire will be significantly improved or disappear.

For patients with severe cold and dampness in the body, it is okay to soak feet in mugwort water once a week, but at the same time, they must stop eating cold food. You can also drink a cup of ginger and red dates water while soaking your feet in moxa water to remove the cold without causing gas. As long as you don’t have obvious inflammation, just soak your feet in warm water every day, and do not use moxa water to soak your feet. But you must stop eating all cold foods and don’t let cold and dampness invade your body. Gradually you will find that your body is no longer easily inflamed when you eat nourishing foods, and your physical condition is slowly improving.

2. Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves has the effect of dispelling cold. Soaking your feet in hot water every day can promote blood circulation and drive away dampness and cold in the body. Moreover, mugwort leaves can open up the twelve meridians and regulate yin and yang. For people with unobstructed meridians, their qi and blood will flow smoothly as well, and for people with healthy qi and blood, the cold in their body will naturally have nowhere to stay.

Reminder: Mugwort is bitter, and bitter substances generally have a cooling effect, such as bitter melon and coptis chinensis, so mugwort can reduce fire, especially liver fire. However, for people with weak constitution and insufficient Qi and blood, it is recommended to drink a bowl of red dates and longan soup or tea before soaking your feet to replenish the vitality that may be lost in the body;

If people with yin deficiency experience dizziness after soaking their feet in mugwort, they should immediately eat half a pound to a pound of shrimps to replenish their body. After eating, they will feel refreshed and energetic, because after expelling the evil fire from the body, the body's ability to absorb nutrients will be greatly enhanced.