It is very dangerous to use mugwort incorrectly.

Although mugwort has many health benefits, excessive use can cause poisoning, tremors, hallucinations, and nerve inflammation.

Mugwort is both a medicinal herb and can be used to prepare delicious and nutritious dishes. While mugwort has many health benefits, excessive consumption can lead to poisoning, tremors, hallucinations, and nerve inflammation. It can also cause complications for people with hepatitis, and pregnant women may experience miscarriage.

Overdosing on mugwort can cause excessive excitation of the central nervous system, leading to tremors in the limbs, followed by localized or generalized convulsions.

After several episodes, it can lead to convulsions (spasms), incoherent speech, and even paralysis. Microscopic examination can reveal damage to brain cells. Even after recovery, it often leaves behind sequelae such as forgetfulness, hallucinations, and neuritis.

During pregnancy, consuming mugwort once or twice a week will not affect the health of the mother or the fetus, as mugwort does not stimulate uterine contractions.

It has a soothing effect on muscle pain, improves blood circulation, reduces abdominal pain, and is used in some remedies for women experiencing threatened miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage.

However, some recent studies suggest that pregnant women who consume excessive amounts of mugwort during the first trimester may experience increased risk of bleeding and uterine contractions, potentially leading to miscarriage or premature birth. Therefore, pregnant women should be cautious when consuming mugwort to avoid such unfortunate incidents.

The essential oils in mugwort are medicinal but also toxic. If someone with hepatitis consumes mugwort, the medicinal substances entering the liver can cause metabolic disorders in liver cells, leading to acute toxic hepatitis and jaundice, resulting in an enlarged liver, cloudy urine, and urine containing bile (biliuria). Therefore, people with hepatitis should avoid this food.

For healthy individuals without any health problems, mugwort decoction should not be consumed as a regular beverage, like tea. Mugwort and eggs are a nutritious medicinal food that improves health. One or two eggs can be stir-fried with mugwort and eaten hot. However, consuming too many eggs is not advisable.

Although eggs are a nutritious food, they don't benefit everyone's health. People with kidney stones, coronary artery atherosclerosis, etc., should limit their egg consumption.

For those recovering from illness, those with weak constitutions, the elderly, and postpartum women (unless suffering from the aforementioned health conditions), eating one egg every other day is best.

One of the notable effects of mugwort is that it helps the body increase urination, therefore it is considered an effective laxative. However, precisely because of this effect, people with acute intestinal disorders should avoid mugwort, otherwise their condition will be difficult to control and will worsen.

When using mugwort leaves to make a tea substitute, only use about 3-5g of dried leaves (9-15g of fresh leaves). It should only be used in short courses; stop use once the illness is cured. For women who need to use dishes like "mugwort and chicken eggs" for nourishment or to support pregnancy, only use 3-5 small sprigs (9-15g of fresh leaves), avoiding excessive use. It's also important to avoid the habit of asking restaurants to add extra mugwort.

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