What are the effects and functions of washing your hair with mugwort?

Although mugwort is a very inconspicuous weed on the roadside in the countryside, it is a medicine regarded as a treasure in traditional Chinese medicine. The medical effect of mugwort is very outstanding. It is one of the basic materials used by people to make various special Chinese medicines since ancient times. Mugwort has many benefits to the whole body and can also be used to make shampoo. Let’s take a look at the effects and functions of using mugwort to wash your hair.

Generally speaking, mugwort can be used to wash your hair. Washing your hair with mugwort is good for your body. It can promote blood circulation, improve oil secretion on the head, and also has the effect of promoting hair growth.

What are the benefits of shampooing with mugwort

Boil a bowl of water with mugwort, and there will be some pure mugwort essential oil in the water. The main effects of mugwort essential oil are regulating qi and blood, warming the meridians, removing cold and dampness, relieving pain, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, stimulating the digestive glands, suppressing cough and reducing phlegm, promoting circulation, and replenishing qi. Since it has "antibacterial and anti-inflammatory" effects, it has a very good effect of relieving itching and dandruff. The key point is that it does not damage the hair and scalp.

In the early stage, wash your hair with mugwort water about 3 times a week; when the scalp is no longer itchy and the dandruff is gone, you can wash your hair 1-2 times a week. This is very good for the maintenance of the entire scalp and hair. Wash your hair with mugwort once, and the scalp will basically stop itching; wash your hair 3 times and the dandruff will basically disappear; persist for 3 months, it seems that the hair is getting more and more, and the headaches that used to be frequent are also much better!

How to wash your hair with mugwort

Step 1: Boil a bowl of mugwort water with dried mugwort. The thicker the better.

Step 2: Wet your entire scalp with mugwort water, then wrap your hair with a towel and let the mugwort water remain on your scalp for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Rinse with shampoo or warm water.

Step 4: Use your fingers to comb your hair 100 times.

The efficacy and function of wormwood

It is actually divided into two parts. "Acupuncture" means pricking the acupuncture points with a needle, while "moxibustion" means using burning mugwort to fumigate and burn the acupuncture points. The acupuncture points are certainly stimulated by the heat, but not all paper or grass that can be burned can be used for "moxibustion". The smell of the wormwood must have played a role as well.

When Chinese people use cupping to treat rheumatism, the effect is better when using mugwort as fuel. Mugwort is bitter, pungent and warm in nature, and enters the spleen, liver and kidneys. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Mugwort leaves are used as medicine, which are warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, purely yang in nature, and can pass through the twelve meridians. It has the effects of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and stabilizing the fetus, and is also commonly used in acupuncture. Therefore, it is also called "medicinal herb". Most of the "herbal baths" that are popular in Taiwan use mugwort.