History of the origin of moxibustion

The lower limit of acupuncture therapy is not later than the Western Zhou Dynasty, in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period has been quite popular Spring and Autumn Period, the "Poetry Classic - Cai Ge" contained: "He picks the Ai Ruoxi," the Western Han Dynasty Mao Heng and buttercups pass interpretation: "Ai so heal the disease".

"Ai burn sheep thigh bone, depending on its signs, called the death trek scorched". With this evidence, our country Yin Shang before the oracle bone divination, can also use Ai as fuel.

"Mengzi - away from the Lou chapter" contains: "Today's desire for the king's voice, as if seven years of disease, seeking three years of moxa also". It can be seen that moxibustion therapy in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period has been quite popular, therefore, the origin of moxibustion therapy when the Western Zhou before

Additionally, moxa is used in medicine, warm, bitter, pungent, slightly sweet.

The whole herb is used as medicine, with warm menstruation, dehumidification, dispersal of cold, hemostasis, anti-inflammatory, asthma, cough, fetal, anti-allergy and other effects.

Mugwort has been recorded as "stopping bleeding", and it is one of the commonly used medicines in gynecology, which is especially good for treating gynecological diseases of coldness, chronic bronchitis and asthma in the old age, preventing and controlling infections of mother and child in puerperium when taking bath with boiled water or making pharmaceutical pillows and undershirts, preventing and controlling chronic bronchitis or asthma in the old age, and stomachache with coldness, etc. < /p>

Mugwort has been used as a medicine for warming menstruation, removing dampness and dispersing cold. /p>

Mugwort can be dried and crushed to get "Mugwort velvet", which can be used for moxibustion and can be used as raw material for "sealing mud". In addition, the whole grass is used as pesticide to kill insects or fumigated as room disinfection and insecticide. Young shoots and seedlings for vegetables.

Mugwort is bitter, pungent, warm, into the spleen, liver, kidney.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Ai to leaf medicine, warm, bitter taste, non-toxic, pure Yang nature, through the twelve meridians, with the Yang, the qi and blood, the dampness and cold, stopping bleeding, and fetal efficacy, but also commonly used in acupuncture.

Therefore, it is also known as "medical grass", Taiwan is popular "herbal bath", most of which is the use of mugwort. On the performance of mugwort, "Materia Medica": "Mugwort leaves can moxibustion of all diseases."

"Materia Medica from the new" said: "Mugwort leaves, bitter and pungent, raw temperature, cooked hot, pure Yang nature, can return to the dying of the Yang, through the twelve meridians, go three yin, the qi and blood, the cold and dampness, the warmth of the uterus ...... to the fire of moxibustion, through the meridians in addition to all the diseases." Description of the use of moxa as moxibustion materials, there are through the meridians, dispel cold, eliminate swelling and knot, back to the sun to save the role of the reverse.

Modern pharmacology found that the volatile oil content of mugwort leaves, 1.8 - eucalyptus (accounting for more than 50%), the other α - siderone, sesquiterpene enol and its esters. Air-dried leaves contain 10.13% minerals, 2.59% fat, 25.85% protein, and vitamins A, B1, B2, C and so on. Moxibustion with moxa leaves, generally the older the better, so there are "seven years of disease, seek three years of moxa" ("Mencius") said.

Mugwort has a menstrual regulation, stop bleeding, stop avalanches, dispel cold and remove the effect of dampness. Treatment of menstrual disorders, menstrual pain, abdominal pain, miscarriage, uterine bleeding, root cure rheumatoid arthritis, head wind, wind in the month. Because it can cut ice to make round, and can be scorched for all diseases, for the most commonly used medicine. Modern experimental research has proved that mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral effects; asthma, cough and expectorant effects; hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; sedative and antiallergic effects; hepatoprotective and choleretic effects. Mugwort can be used as "Mugwort Tea", "Mugwort Soup", "Mugwort Porridge" and other recipes to enhance the body's resistance to disease. Mugwort has a special flavor, this special flavor has the effect of mosquitoes and insects, so the ancients often hung in front of the door of the mugwort, one for the evil spirits, the second for the mosquitoes and insects.

Eating

Mugwort is also a good food, in the traditional food of southern China, there is a patty cake is made with mugwort as the main ingredient (see mochi). That is, it is made with fresh mugwort around the time of the Qingming Festival and glutinous rice flour in a ratio of one to two, wrapped with peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar and other fillings (in some areas, mung bean paste will be added), and then steamed. In Guangdong's Dongjiang Valley, locals pick fresh mugwort leaves and buds in winter and spring to eat as a vegetable.

Mugwort Rice Fruit

Every spring the Hakka people of Ganzhou have the custom of collecting mugwort to make mugwort rice fruit. The shape of Ai Miguo is a bit similar to dumplings, but it is bigger and has a filling inside, which is delicious and can be used as a staple food.

Dyes

It can be used as a natural plant dye. Wormwood coloring also has a functional effect.

Mud

The main raw material of mud is vermilion sand, vermilion dart, moxa, castor oil, musk, ice and so on. Ai velvet must be prepared in advance. Take the old moxa leaves after repeated sun pestle and mortar, screening clean, remove impurities, so that soft and fine as sheep, both become moxa velvet, can be used. And there are two kinds of moxa velvet, the above method of shelling for coarse moxa velvet, a catty can get six, seven two, applicable to general moxibustion. Such as fine processing, after dozens of sunshine, sieve pick dozens of times, a catty only two, three two, into the earth yellow, for fine moxa velvet, can be used for direct moxibustion, but also for the raw materials of the mud, used for direct moxibustion, inexpensive, you can buy. Fine moxa velvet with a magnifying glass, as if a bunch of small caterpillars, clean, no impurities. In Japan, there are famous brand name moxa merchants that have been passed down for hundreds of years, such as "Kama-ya Kaisha" in Tokyo, and the Kama-ya brand of moxa has a history of more than three hundred years. There are also "three Hui Trade Association" and so on, their sources of goods from China's Hunan Ai doctor, Kettle House an annual production of moxa on more than ten tons of more.

Plant culture

Artemisia absinthium has a special fragrance, made of fragrant pillows, and the effect of sleeping to help sleep and relieve fatigue. Artemisia leaves boiled juice, and then diluted water bath, can remove the body long red pimples. In addition can also repel mosquitoes and flies, sterilization, prevention of disease. Artemisia absinthium is also used in acupuncture "moxibustion", "moxibustion" is to take the mugwort after ignition to smoke, hot points. Soak your feet with Artemisia absinthium has many health benefits. Because it has the function of healing, especially in the day of May Day after the dew to pick, the medicinal effect is the best.... Artemisia absinthium is also an edible plant, mugwort can be used as "mugwort tea", "mugwort soup", "mugwort porridge", mugwort bun buns, mugwort patty cake, mugwort meatballs and other recipes to enhance the body's resistance to disease. Recipes to enhance the body's resistance to disease. [5]

Hanging mugwort: folk proverb: "Ching Ming insert willow, Dragon Boat Festival insert mugwort." Every Dragon Boat Festival, people to plug the Ai and calamus as one of the important content. Every family sweeps the court, to calamus, moxa inserted in the door eyebrow, hanging in the hall in order to prevent mosquitoes and insects, "to avoid the evil but ghosts." And with calamus, mugwort leaves, pomegranate, garlic, dragon boat flower, made in the shape of a man or a tiger, known as ai man, ai tiger; made of wreaths, ornaments, beautiful and fragrant, women compete to wear, to drive away miasma. Culm withered after the body of the plant soak fumigation in order to achieve disinfection and itching, women in labor more than with ai water bath or fumigation.