Is it okay to use mugwort leaves for bathing during confinement?

As we all know, women's bodies are weaker than men's. They must learn to protect their bodies and not catch cold. When a woman is in confinement after giving birth, this is the time in her life when her body is the weakest, so she must pay attention to every aspect. So, if you want to take a bath during the confinement period, is it good or bad for women to use water boiled with moxa leaves to dispel cold?

Dispel cold and relieve pain

After giving birth, women are deficient in both qi and blood, their pores are wide open, and the inside and outside of the body are empty. If they are not careful, they may be attacked by wind and cold, and experience symptoms such as body aches, coldness, and sweating. Mugwort has the effect of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, and warming the meridians. After giving birth, mugwort water is often used to wash the body, which has the effect of dispelling cold, relieving pain, and eliminating dampness and cold. The specific method is: go to the pharmacy and buy 50 grams of dried mugwort leaves, add the mugwort leaves and a few slices of ginger together with clear water to make mugwort and ginger water, and when the water becomes warm, use it for bathing.

Relax muscles and promote blood circulation

Affected by the hormonal changes in the body after childbirth, and the fact that the mother's muscles and bones are relatively relaxed, joint pain is likely to occur if she does not rest properly or is invaded by external evil. Mugwort can help the body raise yang, resist external evil, help the mother to relax muscles and promote blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, and promote blood circulation and metabolism around the joints. The specific method is: buy 1 pound of edible coarse salt, fry it until hot, add 50 grams of mugwort leaves, put it into a gauze bag and wrap it with a cloth with good breathability, and apply it to the sore joints, but be careful to adjust the temperature to prevent skin burns.

Disinfection and avoidance of filth

Mugwort is bitter, spicy and warm in nature. It enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, stopping bleeding, promoting sleep, warming the meridians, removing dampness and relieving itching. Bathing with mugwort water during the confinement period can disinfect and eliminate filth, warm the qi and blood, and prevent postpartum illness. The specific method is: take 30-50g of mugwort leaves, brew them with boiling water in a bathtub for 5-10 minutes, take out the mugwort leaves, add water to adjust to the appropriate water temperature and then take a bath.

1. 3 days after delivery: Rub body with mugwort water. It can disinfect and avoid filth, relieve postpartum abdominal pain, enhance maternal immunity, and help new mothers recover as soon as possible.

2. One week after delivery: soak your feet in mugwort water. It not only promotes blood circulation in the feet and reduces local muscle tension, but also is helpful in relieving muscle and nerve fatigue and improving sleep.

3. 2 weeks after delivery: shower with mugwort water. At this time, the mother's physical strength has been restored, and she can take a shower with mugwort water to relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, and dispel wind and cold. However, it is not advisable to take a bath in a tub at this time, so as to avoid unclean bath water flowing into the reproductive tract and causing infection.

4. 42 days after delivery: take a bath in mugwort water. After the mother leaves the confinement period, her body functions have recovered and she can take a bath in mugwort water to promote blood circulation throughout the body, dispel wind and relieve itching.