It was famous five years ago, but now it is rare in March. Farmers have no choice but to buy it if they don’t plant it.

Every year in March, spring comes. The creek wakes up and starts practicing long-distance running happily. The wheat seedlings wake up and bend down with a smile supported by the breeze. The willow trees wake up and shake their braids with the wind, and the mugwort also wakes up. It grows upright and straight, and people are busy picking green leaves in the spring, which is full of harvest every day.

Five years ago, mugwort was not recognized by everyone and was often treated as a weed.

Things are very different now.

Today we will just talk about mugwort. Its cultural value and medicinal value have a profound impact on us.

Nowadays, people's concept of health care is getting stronger and stronger, and mugwort has become a treasure in people's daily life, with a wide range of applications.

So much so that if people don’t grow it themselves, they have to buy it.

1. Northerners began to use moxa

Mugwort also has other names such as Xiaomao, Bingtai, Jicao, Fragrant mugwort, mugwort, and Penghao.

A few years ago, mugwort had not yet entered public life.

It is mainly used and eaten in some areas in the south.

But now that technology has developed, people in the north have learned about mugwort through the Internet, and have begun to use and credit it.

Mugwort used to be very common in the fields in the north. The backs of the leaves were thick and fluffy, and the stems of the wormwood were gray-white.

But people treat it as a weed and get rid of it.

After understanding it, many people go to pick it every year, and the supply of wild mugwort exceeds the demand.

People began to grow some at home for daily needs.

Now northerners have also learned to use fresh mugwort to make delicacies online, such as mugwort balls, mugwort egg cakes, and mugwort meat cakes.

The picked mugwort is also dried and stored.

Used to soak wine, soak feet, etc.

Or use mugwort to repel mosquitoes.

Light the mugwort and use the moxa smoke to kill bacteria and prevent plague.

Although they do not have the habit of using mugwort leaves for cooking all year round in the south, they still use it in daily life.

2. People who are not suitable for eating mugwort

Although mugwort has many benefits and is beneficial to the human body, not everyone can use and eat it.

For example, people who are allergic to mugwort will have red, swollen and itchy skin after eating mugwort.

Once discovered, it cannot be eaten again.

There are also female friends who are sensitive to hormone changes in their bodies during menstruation, and their bodies are prone to catching cold. Eating mugwort may cause increased menstrual flow and irregular menstruation.

For people who usually have a lot of anger, mugwort itself has hot and dry air, which can warm the meridians and dispel cold.

So it will be detrimental to health for people with strong anger.

3. Side effects of mugwort

I just told you which groups of people are not suitable for eating mugwort. So, can people who can use mugwort eat it in large quantities? Use and eat it.

In fact, it is not possible. It has certain side effects.

Mugwort itself contains trace amounts of toxins.

Eating it in small amounts usually has no effect on the body.

Especially friends from the north.

If taken in large amounts, it will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

If too much is absorbed by the body, it will stimulate the nervous system and cause over-excitement.

Female friends should pay more attention. Eating too much will cause uterine congestion, and pregnant women eating it will be harmful to the fetus.

4. There is a difference between the use and consumption of mugwort

When it comes to the use and consumption of mugwort, there is a difference.

For edible mugwort, we pick fresh young leaves, blanch them in water and then eat them. They have a unique fragrance.

The moxa used is to store dried moxa in the dark and then evaporate the volatile oil and hot air to make moxa sticks and moxa sticks.

The long-lasting moxibustion has the best effect.

5. How to preserve mugwort

Nowadays, people’s demand for mugwort is increasing. The amount used during the epidemic can be said to be several times and dozens of times that before. times.

As individuals, we must have a certain sense of crisis and a certain ability to protect ourselves, so as to reduce the burden on the country.

So how to dry and preserve wormwood?

Dried mugwort has more medicinal value than fresh mugwort.

And easy to save.

I dry fresh mugwort at home and it can be stored for one year.

It can be used for next year.

When drying mugwort, you need to pay attention to drying the mugwort connecting rod for two to three days.

After the water has almost evaporated, remove the mugwort leaves from the mugwort stems and move them to a cool place to continue drying.

Otherwise, prolonged exposure to the sun will reduce the effectiveness of the medicine.

After it is completely dry, store it in a cool, dry place.

Although it was widely used by contemporary northerners relatively late, this magical grass has been used in ancient times.

In the long history, no matter how the situation changes and the world goes through ups and downs, it has always shouldered its responsibility and made great contributions to the reproduction and advancement of human beings and civilization.

In ancient times, there are "moxa moxa on each other. If you don't see each other for a day, it's like you are three years old." Recorded in "ai".

Today, the government-supported moxa industry protects people’s lives.

Mugwort does not compete with crops for fertilizer. It grows in barren mountains, roadsides and fields.

It does not compete with crops for manpower, and does not require careful watering and fertilizing.

Don’t compete with the crops for favor. Let them be blown by the wind, rain, and exposed to the sun, but they will still be strong and tall.

Ai’s spirit of not seeking gain but seeking what he can do, and never benefiting himself but only benefiting others is worth learning from.