# dog days say moxibustion # Ai's story will last forever.

wormwood has always been a medicinal plant in ancient China. The moxibustion method in acupuncture is to use wormwood as the main component and burn it on acupuncture points to treat diseases. On the occasion of Dragon Boat Festival, people always put moxa at home to ward off evil spirits, and the dried plants are soaked in water for disinfection and itching relief. Mothers often take a bath or fumigation with moxa water. In traditional Chinese medicine, moxa is used as medicine, which has the functions of qi and blood, warming uterus and eliminating cold and dampness. For thousands of years, wormwood has given us the warmth of the sun, and it has been guarding our Chinese nation.

In ancient times, Suiren used moxa to drill wood to make fire. When he saw that moxa could produce fire, the ancients called the sun the sun of the sky and moxa the sun of the earth. The fire of Ai is the fire of pure yang, which has the function of walking three yin and dredging twelve meridians. The continuous burning of moxibustion fire can make the pure yang and warm qi of Ai burn through the muscle surface, and because it is related to the viscera, it can make the yang qi accessible.

# The story of moxibustion in dog days #

The story of "Ai" 1.

The legend of "Inserting Ai in Dragon Boat Festival"

"Inserting willow in Qingming Festival, inserting Ai in Dragon Boat Festival". Every Dragon Boat Festival, we will see many people put calamus and moxa sticks in the eyebrows and hang them in the hall.

It's a legend to hang Ai and insert Pu in the Dragon Boat Festival.

According to legend, a long time ago, every Dragon Boat Festival, the god of plague would come to the world for disaster relief. The Emperor of Heaven, who could not bear the pain of another disaster on earth, was moved by compassion and sent his envoys to observe the people's feelings on earth.

On May 5th, the emissary of the Emperor of Heaven pretended to be an oil seller, and while walking around the village, he shouted, "Two catties of one gourd, three catties of two gourds".

one gourd weighs two Jin, isn't two gourd four Jin? How can it be three catties? Must be confused. As a result, villagers rushed to buy gourd oil. However, an old man not only didn't buy it, but also kept reminding the envoys of the Emperor of Heaven that he had miscalculated.

Later, the envoy of the Emperor of Heaven said to the old man, You are the kindest person in the world. To tell you the truth, the plague god will come to the world tonight to relieve the plague. However, as long as you plant mugwort and calamus under your roof, you can avoid the plague.

hearing this, the old man told the villagers from door to door.

In this way, because every household has planted mugwort and calamus, the plague god can't bring plague to the villagers in this place. Slowly, it has become a custom to pass down.

Of course, it's hard to say whether Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus can ward off evil spirits, but they really have medicinal value.

Artemisia argyi is also known as Artemisia argyi and Artemisia argyi. Its stems and leaves contain volatile aromatic oil, which can repel mosquitoes and flies, insects and ants and purify the air.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that using Artemisia argyi as medicine can nourish qi and blood, warm uterus and dispel cold and dampness. Processing Artemisia argyi leaves into moxa can also be used for acupuncture, also called moxibustion.

Acorus calamus is an aquatic herb for many years, and its leaves contain volatile aromatic oil, which can refresh the mind, strengthen the bones, eliminate stagnation, kill insects and sterilize.