10 reasons why you should eat mugwort every day

Mugwort is very popular in everyday life because it is easy to eat and easy to find.

However, few people know that mugwort has many medicinal uses such as: regulating menstruation, preventing pregnancy, improving blood circulation to the brain, stopping bleeding, treating acne, headaches... Let's discover the unexpected medicinal uses that mugwort brings.

Remedy to treat flu, cough, sore throat, headache, nerve pain: Take 300gr of mugwort, 100gr of eucalyptus leaves, 100gr of grapefruit leaves (or tangerine, lemon). Boil in 2 liters of water. Boil for 20 minutes, remove from heat, steam for 15 minutes.

Method 2: Boil the medicinal leaves with 100g of perilla leaves, 100g of perilla leaves, 50g of lemongrass leaves in 1 liter of water until 0.5 liter remains. Drink whenever thirsty, continuously for 3-5 days.

First aid for wounds: Crush fresh mugwort leaves, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt and apply to the wound to stop bleeding quickly and reduce pain.

Treating acne: Crush fresh mugwort leaves, apply on face, leave for about 20 minutes, then wash face, do it continuously will give you smooth and rosy white skin. Mugwort helps treat cases of itching, jaundice,...

Crush fresh mugwort leaves, apply on face, leave for about 20 minutes, then wash face, do this continuously to have bright white skin. For children who often have prickly heat, crush mugwort leaves and filter the water for the child to bathe.

Hemostasis: In cases of coughing up blood, vomiting blood, bleeding hemorrhoids and especially bleeding during pregnancy, mugwort is often used for treatment. Take fresh mugwort leaves, crush them, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt and apply to the wound, quickly stops bleeding and reduces pain.

Pain relief: Used in cases of rheumatism, muscle and joint pain.

Helps to keep the pregnancy: Pregnant women, if experiencing abdominal pain and bleeding, use 16gr of mugwort leaves, 16gr of perilla leaves, boil with 600ml of water, boil down to 100ml, divide into 3-4 times to drink/day. This medicine has the effect of keeping the pregnancy. Mugwort does not have a stimulating effect on the pregnant uterus so it does not cause miscarriage.

Treatment of body weakness, children with rickets, anorexia, elderly people with poor appetite, loss of appetite: Use 250gr of medicine, 2 pears, 20gr of wolfberry, 10gr of ginseng, 150gr of black chicken, simmer in 0.5 liter of water (add spices, seasoning powder) until 250ml remains. Divide into 5 portions, eat all day. Continuously for 1-2 weeks.

Menstrual regulation: One week before the expected period, take 6-12g (maximum 20g) each day, decoct with water or steep in boiling water like tea, divide into 3 times a day. Can be taken in powder form (5-10g) or concentrated extract (1-4g).

If your period is irregular, every month on the first day of your period and during your period, take 10g of dried mugwort, add 200ml of water, boil down to 100ml, add a little sugar to drink, divide into 2 times/day. You can double the dose, also 2 times/day. After 1-2 days, you will see the effect, less tired, red and less menstrual blood. Treating menstruation is the most important use of mugwort, helping to treat irregular menstruation, heavy menstruation, and menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea).

Mugwort can be used to cook nutritious dishes that are good for health, such as mugwort soup with lean meat: A remedy for women's diseases (irregular menstruation, vaginal discharge, abdominal pain due to cold, etc.). Mince lean pork, marinate with seasoning, stir-fry, add water, boil for mugwort. Bring the soup to a boil, add seasoning to taste, and eat hot.

The dish that many people choose when they are sick and want to nourish their body is Chicken with Mugwort: Nourishing health, promoting blood circulation, and strong bones: 1 black chicken about 500gr, 3 red apples, coix seeds, wolfberry, 3 slices of ginseng, mugwort, lotus seeds, Panax pseudoginseng, seasoning. Clean the chicken, gut it, stuff all the ingredients into the chicken, put the chicken in a pot, add enough water, season to taste, and simmer until the chicken is tender. Mugwort eaten with chicken hotpot is very delicious and nutritious.

A familiar dish to many people is omelet with mugwort: Helps blood circulation to the brain to treat headaches. Take a handful of mugwort leaves, chop them, beat them well with 1 egg, season with seasoning to taste, pour into a pan and fry until cooked.

According to Alobacsi.vn