When will you cut mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival, before or after the sun comes out?

Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a kind of plant that can be found almost everywhere in southern China. Also known as Artemisia argyi, Artemisia argyi and Moxibustion Grass. Its stems and leaves all contain volatile aromatic oil, and its unique fragrance can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. Chinese medicine uses mugwort as medicine, which has the functions of regulating qi and blood, warming uterus and eliminating cold and dampness. Folium Artemisiae Argyi can cure all diseases with moxibustion. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the ancients found that wormwood was fragrant and beautiful, and its fragrance passed through the yang without hurting the yin, which met the requirements of helping the yang to transform qi and the anode to generate yin. The legend that wormwood can ward off evil spirits and prevent plague has been circulating for a long time. For example, Zonggu's Chronicle of Jingchu's Old Age records that "when chickens are not crowing, those who pick wormwood look like people, take it and collect it with moxibustion, which is very effective." On this day, Ai Cai became a human figure, hung on the door, and could cast poison gas. People in Taiwan Province Province also put up "afternoon couplets" on the Dragon Boat Festival. Its function is the same as the spell, and it has the following sentence: "Holding Aiqi in your hand will attract a hundred blessings, and hanging a sword under your door will cut down a thousand evils." Modern medical pharmacology believes that wormwood is an antibacterial and antiviral drug, which has the function of inhibiting and killing germs and also has the function of preventing and treating respiratory diseases. Acorus calamus is a perennial aquatic herb, and its long and narrow leaves contain volatile aromatic oil, which is also a good product for inducing resuscitation and activating yang, and eliminating dampness and turbidity. Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus have always been the golden partners of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Hanging wormwood

There is a folk proverb that says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival and Ai is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival". On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. Every household should sweep the courtyard, put calamus and moxa sticks in the eyebrows of the door and hang them in the main room. Acorus calamus, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Liu Hua, Garlic and Dragon Boat Flower are made into human or tiger shapes, which are called Ai Ren and Ai Hu. It is made into garlands and decorations, beautiful and fragrant, and women compete to wear it to ward off evil spirits. Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" handed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort leaves, hang calamus, sprinkle realgar wine, drink realgar wine, stir up turbidity, remove rot, sterilize and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. It is a common custom for all countries and ethnic groups in China to collect herbs on the Dragon Boat Festival.