Mugwort‘s Growth
Mugwort‘s function
Mugwort‘s cultural
Chinese medicine
arming Meridians & Dispelling Cold：
It can warm and unblock the meridians, dispel cold pathogens, and is often used to relieve dysmenorrhea and lower abdominal cold pain caused by cold coagulation and blood stasis.
Removing Dampness & Relieving Itching：
It can dry dampness and dispel pathogenic factors; when used externally, it can relieve skin itching issues like eczema and genital itching caused by dampness.
Stopping Bleeding & Calming Fetus：
It is good at treating deficiency-cold bleeding such as metrorrhagia, and can also regulate the Chong and Ren Meridians to help improve threatened abortion.
Dredging Collaterals & Relieving Pain：
It can dredge the meridians and collaterals, relieve pain, and has a certain regulating effect on rheumatic arthralgia and cold pain in joints.
Life scenes
Evil-Averting
Cold-Dispelling
Moxibustion
Mosquito-Repelling
Pastry Making
Odor-Removing
Odor-Removing
Clothing Fragrancing
Culture
Five elements-Harmonizing:
In TCM, mugwort is warm in nature (belonging to Yang), fragrant in qi, enters Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians, and belongs to Liver Wood and Spleen Earth; it warms meridians, dispels cold and dampness, balances Liver-Spleen imbalance, and promotes smooth operation of Yin-Yang and Five Elements.
I Ching
Mugwort is warm in nature and has pure yang power, capable of expelling evil and strengthening the positive, warming and nourishing the body and mind. Among the 64 hexagrams in the I Ching, it most corresponds to the Li Gua. The Li Gua has fire above and below. Fire has the properties of warmth and brightness, just like the pure yang quality of mugwort, which can dispel the haze.
Geomancy
Wormwood symbolizes good luck, capable of dispelling evil and disasters, bringing fortune and vitality. Hanging it at the door or planting it in the yard can safeguard the peace of the home and enhance family fortune.
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