What are the effects and functions of Chen Ai?

Mugwort can be divided into new mugwort and old mugwort. As the name suggests, old mugwort refers to mugwort that has been stored for a period of time. Relatively speaking, old mugwort is basically drier and easier to burn, so it burns more slowly than new mugwort, and there is not as much mugwort smoke, so it is less harmful to our body. So what are the effects and functions of Chen Ai? Let me give you a brief introduction below.

The advantages of old mugwort are that it contains less volatile oil, burns more slowly, has a mild fire, produces less smoke, the mugwort oil evaporates completely and will not cause harm to the human body, it has good permeability, and the mugwort ash is not easy to fall off; while new mugwort does not have these advantages. New mugwort tastes strong, contains more volatile oil, burns faster, has a stronger fire, produces a lot of smoke, and the mugwort ash is easy to fall off, which can easily damage the skin and blood vessels; the volatile oil in the new mugwort is not completely evaporated, so not only can it fail to achieve the therapeutic effect, but it may also cause certain harm to the human body.

1. Warming and unblocking meridians: Promoting Qi and activating blood circulation. Qi and blood will disperse when encountering warmth and coagulate when encountering cold. Moxibustion is warm in nature and can warm the meridians and promote the circulation of Qi and blood.

2. Replenishing vital energy: Preventing diseases. Mugwort is a pungent, warm, yang and hot medicine that can replenish yang and strengthen yang. Therefore, moxibustion has the effect of replenishing vital energy and preventing diseases.

3. Strengthen the spleen and stomach: Moxibustion on the Zhongwan point can warm the spleen yang, replenish the middle and benefit the Qi. Regular moxibustion on the Zusanli point can not only make the digestive system function vigorously, but also have the effect of preventing and curing diseases, and resisting aging.

4. Raise Yang Qi: If the skin surface is tight and Qi is weak and sinking, the skin and fur will not be able to withstand wind and cold, the clear Yang cannot rise, and thus the Wei Yang is not solid and the pores are loose. Regular use of moxibustion can raise the Yang Qi, strengthen the skin, and play a role in improving health, preventing and curing diseases.

The above content introduces the efficacy and functions of Chen Ai in great detail. I believe that friends who have read this will have a deeper understanding of Chen Ai. Mugwort has had high medicinal value since ancient times, and moxibustion is quite common nowadays. Old mugwort has many properties that new mugwort does not have, so old mugwort has higher value in medicinal use.