Is there anything particular about bathing with wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival?

You can bathe in the dried leaves of wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics. At the same time, Artemisia argyi has a history of thousands of years. Because Chinese herbal medicines were local raw materials, wormwood became the hero of plague prevention and control at that time. Modern medical pharmacology believes that wormwood is an antibacterial and antiviral drug, because wormwood has the function of inhibiting and killing bacteria, and also has the function of preventing and treating respiratory diseases.

In daily life, the Dragon Boat Festival is a very special festival, and it is also a legal festival in China. During the Dragon Boat Festival, there are various customs and taboos in many places.

It is said that a long time ago, according to custom, the god of plague would bring disaster on the Dragon Boat Festival. With compassion, the emperor sent people to observe people's feelings all over the world. On May 5, the emperor's special envoy dressed as an oil seller shouted, "One gourd weighs two catties, and two gourds weigh three catties." Everyone is rushing to buy it. Only one old man not only refused to buy it, but also told him that it was wrong to sell out the oil. The old man followed the old man who didn't buy oil and said, "You are a good man. Tonight, the plague will send a plague. You can put Artemisia annua and Acorus calamus under the eaves to avoid the plague. " Hearing this, the old man told everyone door to door. Then, wormwood and calamus were planted in the house. If the plague can't be sent, the people will be saved. Later, it was passed down from generation to generation, and it was once vulgar.

But it is best to use it after 30 minutes. Yin deficiency and blood heat should not be used. Patients with severe hypertension and heart disease should not be overheated when taking a bath. Children and pregnant women should not bathe with wormwood. It is best to use wooden basin, wooden basin, ceramic bathtub and surfing bathtub for wormwood bath. The water temperature requirement of wormwood bath varies from person to person, which does not mean that the higher the water temperature, the better. It should be slightly warm and comfortable. The length of time of each bathtub varies from person to person, generally 30 minutes is appropriate, but for patients with rheumatism and joint pain, it can be extended appropriately, and the body is sweating, so it is best to reduce or eliminate the addiction of the blocked parts.

So you must take a bath with wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival. Bathing with mugwort leaves is helpful to the body, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.