Side effects of mugwort that many people do not know

Mugwort has medicinal properties, but can also be toxic and can even cause nerve damage if used improperly.

According to Oriental medicine, mugwort is a medicinal plant that can be processed into delicious and healthy dishes, helping to soothe muscle pain, improve blood circulation, reduce abdominal pain... and is one of the tonics for people with threatened miscarriage, consecutive miscarriages, most notably helping the body to be laxative and diuretic.

Be careful with the side effects of mugwort.

However, because of its high medicinal properties, mugwort also has many side effects. For some people, if you use too much mugwort, it can cause poisoning, over-excitement of the central nervous system, leading to localized tremors or convulsions in the limbs. After a few times, it can lead to stiffness, slurred speech, even paralysis, brain cell damage... and the consequences are forgetfulness, hallucinations, neuritis...

To maximize the benefits and avoid side effects of mugwort, according to experts, normal people should only eat mugwort 1-2 times/week. For people without illness, mugwort decoction should not be used as a regular drink like tea.

If you boil mugwort to drink instead of water, you should only use about 3-5g dry (9-15g fresh)/time and use it in batches. When you are cured, you should stop and avoid using it continuously for a long time.

People with the following symptoms are advised not to use mugwort:

To maximize the benefits and avoid side effects of mugwort, according to experts, normal people should only eat mugwort 1-2 times/week.

Not good for people with hepatitis

The essential oil in mugwort is a medicinal ingredient, but it is also a toxic ingredient. If a person with hepatitis eats mugwort, the drug will enter the liver and cause metabolic disorders in liver cells, leading to acute hepatitis due to poisoning and jaundice hepatitis, causing the liver to enlarge, urine to be cloudy, and urine to contain bile (biliuria). Therefore, people with hepatitis should stay away from this dish.

Do not eat in the first 3 months of pregnancy

According to experts, pregnant women in the first 3 months should not use any medicinal herbs, especially mugwort. However, in some cases of miscarriage with signs of bleeding, you can use mugwort by burning it, then sprinkling a little water to remove the toxic heat and boil it to drink. However, you also need to be careful when drinking, it is best to see a specialist for proper and timely treatment.

People with acute intestinal disorders

One of the prominent effects of mugwort is to help the body increase urination, so it is considered an effective laxative. However, because of this effect, people with acute intestinal disorders need to stay away from mugwort, otherwise the disease will be difficult to control and will become more and more serious.

According to VNN