Can pregnant women take a bath with mugwort water?

Mugwort leaf is a Chinese herbal medicine. Many people in China use mugwort leaves to treat various diseases. There are many benefits of mugwort. Some people often use mugwort to bathe, especially some pregnant women also prefer to use mugwort leaves to bathe, thinking that this can have a very good effect on nourishing the fetus. So can pregnant women take a bath with mugwort water?

1. Is it good for pregnant women to take a bath with mugwort water?

Mugwort leaves can regulate qi and blood, expel dampness and cold, relax the meridians, promote blood circulation, and nourish the fetus. So what are the benefits of using mugwort leaves for pregnant women?

It has the effect of nourishing the fetus and can be used by pregnant women to nourish the fetus. Contemporary research on mugwort leaves shows that mugwort leaves have good effects in preventing infectious diseases and rehabilitation treatment and health care. The volatile oil in wormwood leaves has antibacterial and antiviral therapeutic effects, can avoid epidemics and drive away disease, etc. Another main manifestation of the health care and rehabilitation effect of wormwood leaves is that wormwood leaves also have a certain immune enhancing effect. Therefore, the appropriate use of mugwort leaves for foot bathing or taking mugwort leaves during pregnancy will have certain benefits for pregnant women.

In addition, it should be noted that although wormwood leaves are good, pregnant women should not soak their feet in wormwood leaves for a long time. Some people have very weak bodies and cannot be supplemented. For patients with severe dampness and coldness in the body, it is possible to soak feet in wormwood water once a week, but at the same time, you must stop eating all cold foods. Excessive use of wormwood leaves will cause physical weakness, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, fatigue, depression, and even coughing. Pregnant mothers should choose the frequency of using wormwood leaves according to their own circumstances.

And women are not allowed to take medicine at will during pregnancy. If they take the medicine improperly, it will cause some unnecessary harm to the fetus in the belly. Now the skin is uncomfortable and itchy, the cause of the disease should be found out. Mugwort cannot be used because the skin of pregnant women is different from that of ordinary people. If mugwort is used, it is easier to cause irritation to the skin, and even skin ulcers. Therefore, it is best to take a bath more often, keep the face clean, and do not eat irritating foods.

2. Common problems of bathing for pregnant women

Temperature: 27℃ ~ 37℃ is the best temperature. It is best to be humid and hot, similar to or slightly higher than human body temperature. Generally speaking, the temperature should be below 38℃. Because if the temperature or indoor temperature is too high, the fetus may not fully develop due to lack of oxygen. In the late stages of pregnancy, you should not take a very hot shower, and the shower time should not be too long, otherwise it is easy to cause hypoxia and suffocation, which may also cause fetal intrauterine hypoxia, and in severe cases even fetal stillbirth. Some women combine hot water with showering for skin health. This method is very easy to affect the uterus and fetus for pregnant women, so it is not suitable for pregnant women to adopt this showering method.

Time: 15 to 20 minutes is appropriate. In addition, pregnant women should not take a bath for too long. Pregnant women are very likely to experience dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, chest tightness and shortness of breath when taking a shower. This is because the air quality in the bathroom gradually decreases, the temperature is high, and the CO2 supply is relatively insufficient. In addition, the stimulation of hot water will cause the capillaries of the epidermis to expand, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the head of the pregnant woman. In addition, the fetus will also experience insufficient oxygen and accelerated heart rate. In severe cases, the growth and development of the fetus's central nervous system may be adversely affected. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women take a bath for about 10 to 20 minutes.

Frequency: It is best to take a bath once a day. The frequency of bathing should be determined according to personal habits and seasons. Generally speaking, it is at least once every three or four days. If conditions permit, it is best to take a bath once a day. In hot summer, it is fine to wash twice a day. If you can't take a bath every day, try to wash your body and private parts with warm water every day. Because pregnant women have heavy physical stress, their metabolism gradually increases, and the secretion of their sebaceous glands and skin glands is more active than that of ordinary people. If they sweat, in other words, more metabolic cells will be shed, and the secretion of the skin glands will also be more.

According to the detailed introduction in the article, we can understand that there are many benefits for pregnant women to bathe with mugwort water, at least it can have the effect of nourishing the fetus. However, pregnant women must pay attention to their every move during pregnancy, and should not do anything that is not good for the fetus or that has no solid evidence to prove that it can be beneficial to the fetus. Therefore, you must be cautious when using mugwort leaves for bathing.