How to make homemade mugwort pillow?

Mugwort is an herb with excellent effects. In the records of traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is often used to make moxibustion. It can be seen that mugwort has many benefits for people's health. Mugwort can also be used to make other health products to help people maintain their health. For example, mugwort pillows are a common practice. Let’s take a look at how to make homemade mugwort pillows? I hope everyone can learn from it.

Specific steps:

1. Wash, disinfect, dry and soften the mugwort leaves.

2. Stuff the pillowcase core with cotton (at least 30% of the moxa leaves) (dense cotton is best);

3. Put on the pillowcase.

The main functions and effects of mugwort pillows include calming the mind, promoting sleep, eliminating rheumatism, etc., and they can also kill bacteria and fight viruses.

Pharmacological effects of mugwort: In terms of chemical composition, it is found that in addition to the main ingredient volatile oil, mugwort also contains tannins, flavonoids, alcohol, polysaccharides, trace elements and other organic components. Pharmacological research has found that mugwort has antibacterial, antiviral, antiasthmatic, antitussive, expectorant, anti-allergic, hemostatic and anticoagulant, and immune-enhancing effects.

The Chinese medicine effects of mugwort: "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Mugwort leaves are bitter and pungent, warm when raw, hot when cooked, and have a pure yang nature. They can restore the lost yang and connect the twelve meridians. Using it for moxibustion can penetrate all meridians and cure all diseases." This shows that moxa can cure all diseases, strengthen the primordial yang, warm and unblock the meridians, dispel wind and cold, relax muscles and tendons, and restore yang and rescue from adverse conditions.

Tips on how to maintain your mugwort pillow

1. Cleaning of health pillows such as mugwort pillows

We come into contact with pillows every day, and mites, sweat stains, and bacteria are most likely to breed there. Different pillows have different maintenance methods, and we need to use the correct methods to maintain our pillows.

Mugwort pillows, buckwheat pillows, tea pillows, etc. all have relative health benefits, but they may deteriorate and mold when in contact with water, which is harmful to the body. Long-term use will also cause sweat stains or stains. Therefore, these pillows should be placed in a ventilated place for air drying and sterilization after one or two months of use, or dried in the sun for half an hour. Be careful not to expose them to the sun!

2. Sterilize pillowcases

Step 1: Take off the pillowcase to be washed, put the pillow core in the sun, and prepare warm water, white vinegar, and laundry detergent.

Step 2: Pour white vinegar into warm water, soak the pillowcase in the warm water for twenty minutes, then add detergent to wash.

Step 3: After cleaning, rinse it with clean water. This will make it much cleaner than usual. Not only does it prevent the colored pillowcases from fading, it also makes the pillowcases whiter.