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The Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional festival in the mainland, on this day, every household will hang wormwood at the door, in order to drive away evil spirits and pray for blessings during the year, and also to prevent mosquitoes.
However, now more than a month has passed since the Dragon Boat Festival, and the wormwood hanging at the door of the house has long been dried and withered, and many families are discarding it when cleaning the door.
Aunt Wang planned to throw away the dry wormwood at the door when she was cleaning on the weekend, but she happened to be seen by a neighbor.
The neighbor saw that Aunt Wang wanted to throw it away, so he asked her for the remaining wormwood, which made Aunt Wang very puzzled and chased after her to ask her the reason for this.
The neighbor told Aunt Wang that although the wormwood has dried out, it still has medicinal use, and the ancient saying is that "the family has three years of wormwood, and Langzhong does not use it", and it can be used as a natural "skin care product" in some ways when taken home.
So what are the other uses of dried wormwood at home? How can we get the most out of wormwood?
1. The guardian charm of repellent mosquitoes and evil spirits - wormwood
Wormwood has a very long history in the mainland, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people began to use wormwood to avoid the plague.
Due to the lack of medical knowledge at the time, May was very prone to diseases and plagues, which led people to consider this month as "Poison Month". In order to protect the health of their families, people began to hang wormwood and calamus at the door on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off plague and evil spirits.
Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by throwing himself into the river on the fifth day of the fifth month of May. In order to commemorate him, people will race dragon boats, eat zongzi, and hang wormwood on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Because of a variety of legends among Qu Yuan, wormwood has gradually become a "treasure" to ward off evil spirits and protect Qu Yuan's soul from evil spirits.
With the development of the times, people gradually discovered that wormwood does have the effect of repelling mosquitoes. There is a volatile fragrance in wormwood, which has been studied by modern medicine and contains medicinal ingredients such as mugwort leaf oil and camphor, which have obvious repellent effects on mosquitoes.
Therefore, people hang wormwood on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival not only to drive away evil and avoid evil, but also to repel mosquitoes.
In traditional Chinese medicine, it can also be learned that wormwood has very rich medicinal properties. Mugwort is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of warming menstruation and relieving pain, warming the spleen and stomach, and dispelling cold and dampness.
Wormwood can treat colds, coughs, asthma and other diseases, and regular use of moxibustion can also enhance the body's immunity and reduce the distress of diseases.
With the development of the times, the way people use wormwood is also changing. Wormwood is not only an important medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, but also extracts the effective ingredients in it and makes them into sachets, essential oils and other items to exert corresponding effects on the human body.
Although there are still many people who hang wormwood at the door during the Dragon Boat Festival, it is only for decoration, and it is discarded after it is dried.
However, it is a pity if we discard wormwood at will, and there are 5 other uses for wormwood at home after it has dried.
Second, dry wormwood is more useful, don't throw it away
Dried wormwood: First of all, we can make it into moxibustion for health care. The heat generated by the burning of wormwood can stimulate the body's acupuncture points, thus having the effect of treating diseases.
Many people think that moxibustion is very complicated and requires professional work, but in fact, we can use dried wormwood to make moxibustion at home.
We can cut the dried mugwort leaves and put them into the stainless steel wire mesh blue to rub back and forth, after getting the delicate moxa wool, you can wrap it into strips with paper or cloth strips, and then put it in a clean and ventilated place for further drying and shaping after tightly rolling and fixing.
After the air drying, the moxa sticks have been made, and moxibustion can be performed according to the corresponding acupuncture points.
On weekdays, we can also use dried wormwood to make sachets. Traditional sachets are filled with a variety of Chinese herbs, and the pleasant smell can not only make us feel comfortable, but also play a role in repelling mosquitoes and deodorizing.
If we make dried wormwood into sachets, it can also be used to ward off mosquitoes and pray for peace and health.
If you don't make wormwood into a sachet, you can also light it and repel worms when you go out camping.
The aroma of wormwood after air drying will be greatly increased, this fragrance has an obvious effect on mosquitoes, if the dried wormwood is ignited, its smoke will spread on a large scale, not only to get rid of mosquitoes, but also to disperse pests such as clothing lice and bed bugs.
Even if we don't light the dried wormwood, we can still protect the health of our family members by placing it in the closet, under the bed, etc.
However, when lighting wormwood, you must pay attention to avoid more people and combustibles around, otherwise it is likely to cause disgust to others and cause hidden dangers in terms of safety.
The fourth use is to use dried wormwood for foot soaking. Foot soak in mugwort is actually a simple and effective health care method, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, warm water foot soak can play a role in warming the meridians and dissipating cold, invigorating blood and removing blood stasis.
Especially in winter, soaking your feet can promote blood circulation and improve sleep quality.
Wormwood can actually be used to make food and drink. In some parts of the mainland, wormwood is used to make traditional foods such as wormwood cake and wormwood porridge.
These foods are not only very delicious, but also have a certain health care effect, which can play a role in clearing heat and detoxifying, and improving the digestive system. Using air-dried wormwood to make tea can also have a diuretic effect and reduce swelling.
Therefore, if there is air-dried wormwood in our home, we must not discard it at will, perhaps it can also have certain benefits for our health after processing. However, there are a few things we need to pay attention to if we want to get the most out of dried wormwood.
3. How to maximize the effectiveness of dried wormwood
In fact, time is of the essence when it comes to getting the most out of wormwood. Generally speaking, wormwood grows most vigorously in the month of 56 months of each year, and the wormwood herb is also most effective at this time.
When picking wormwood, we also try to choose a sunny morning to pick, when the dew of wormwood has evaporated, and the medicinal components of wormwood are most concentrated.
When choosing wormwood, you must choose those high-quality wormwood with intact leaves and no pests and diseases, the medicinal effect of this wormwood will not be damaged by the outside world, and take care to exert the best medicinal effect.
Therefore, when cleaning wormwood, you must also pay attention to the dust and impurities on the surface as long as you gently wash off the surface, do not damage the leaves of wormwood, and drain the water after cleaning to dry.
Drying is actually also a crucial step in making dried wormwood. We can spread the washed dried wormwood evenly on a bamboo mat or gauze net, usually in a well-ventilated and well-lit area.
During the drying process, be careful not to turn the wormwood, let it be evenly lighted, and if there is mold, it must be discarded. Generally, it takes 3-5 days for wormwood to dry completely.
When storing wormwood, we should also pay attention to choosing dry, sealed glass bottles or plastic bags for storage as much as possible to ensure that the place is cool and dry.
During the storage process, it is also possible to avoid direct sunlight and humidity as much as possible, so as not to cause wormwood to deteriorate due to environmental problems. Since the medicinal effect of wormwood will gradually decrease over time, dried wormwood must be used within 1 year.
By ensuring the above points, we can make the best effect of dried wormwood at home, but we must also be careful not to buy fake wormwood when buying wormwood.
After all, there are many plants in nature that are similar to wormwood, and the use of these wormwoods will not only not be beneficial to health, but will cause a burden on health.
Fourth, don't confuse the purchase of wormwood with these
The first plant that is similar to wormwood is motherwort. This plant is very similar in height and leaves to wormwood, and it is difficult to distinguish between them without looking closely.
This plant is mainly used to treat gynecological diseases, and if misused, it can lead to a misuse of the drug's effect, so that the desired therapeutic effect cannot be achieved.
The second plant that is similar to wormwood is Artemisia. The leaf morphology of this plant is also very detailed with wormwood, and it also has a strong smell.
However, most of the artemisia sprouts in spring and grows rapidly in April and May. Misuse of this plant can also lead to poor treatment or even delayed disease.
The third type is ragweed. The appearance of ragweed is also similar to that of wormwood, which belongs to the Asteraceae family. The stalks are whitish and smooth, and there is no down.
However, this plant belongs to an invasive alien species, and if you suffer from respiratory diseases, it is likely to cause allergies and even asthma and other diseases after use.
And the fourth plant that is similar to wormwood is Artemisia quinoa. This plant is very similar in appearance to wormwood, and it is also one of the plants most commonly sold as "fake mugwort" during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Although this plant has a fragrance, the aroma is lighter than that of wormwood, and although it is also edible, its medicinal effect is far less than that of wormwood.
Therefore, when buying or picking wormwood, we must learn to distinguish and smell more smells, so as not to buy "fake wormwood" that is not beneficial to health and mosquito repellent.
epilogue
Therefore, if we have surplus wormwood at home, we may wish to dispose of it and process it to exert the surplus value for our health.
However, not all wormwood is effective, which requires us to keep our eyes open when buying wormwood, and never use similar plants as wormwood.
However, it is important to note that although wormwood has a variety of uses, it can easily cause safety problems if it is not burned and used.
If you want to burn dried wormwood to repel mosquitoes, be sure to put it in a place where there are no flammable materials around, so as not to cause a fire and cause a safety hazard.
So do you still have dried wormwood in your home? What are your plans for the remaining dried wormwood? Welcome to leave your valuable views in the comment area.
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