Can mugwort be used to wash the vulva?

Mugwort is a plant we often use. It is not expensive and easy to buy. In addition, mugwort itself tastes good, so many people like to buy mugwort to soak their feet. Soaking your feet in mugwort can remove moisture, and in winter it can also make our bodies warmer. Mugwort also has a bactericidal effect and is very good at treating athlete's foot. Mugwort has so many functions, can it be used to wash the vulva?

As a traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is non-toxic when used externally for cleaning. Women in the folks use dried mugwort to boil water to clean their bodies and vulva. It is acceptable to use mugwort water to clean the vulva. In addition, the following effects can be achieved by using mugwort water to clean the vulva.

Can wormwood water be used to wash the vulva? Can it have a sterilizing effect?

What are the benefits of washing the vulva with mugwort water?

1. Antibacterial and antipruritic

If mugwort is used externally, it has the effect of removing dampness, killing bacteria and relieving itching. If women have vulvar itching, they can use mugwort water to clean the vulva to achieve the effect of relieving itching.

In addition, mugwort has the effect of regulating qi and stopping bleeding. If you have just given birth, using mugwort water to clean the vulva can avoid lochia and continuous bleeding.

How to boil mugwort leaves in water

As mugwort matures, people will pick it themselves or buy it from pharmacies and boil it in water.

Preparation method

Select 2 taels of mugwort, wash it and put it in a pot, add 3 liters of water so that the mugwort is completely soaked in the water, then boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat for another half an hour. After cooling it, you can add a spoonful of honey to dilute the bitterness.

Drinking water boiled with mugwort can enhance the body's disease resistance, and is helpful for killing and inhibiting bacteria. It can also warm the blood and remove cold and dampness. Women with cold constitution can warm the meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain by drinking mugwort tea.

Precautions

Mugwort tea is not suitable for everyone. Women who are in their menstrual period should not drink it as it may cause menstrual irregularities. Mugwort is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is best not for children to drink it as tea, so as not to affect their physical development and be detrimental to their health.

How to use wormwood water to clean the vulva

1. Use with other Chinese medicines for cleaning

Such as Cnidium monnieri, Sophora flavescens, Alum, Artemisia argyi, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Phellodendron chinense, Stemona japonica, etc., decocted in water for fumigation and washing, have good therapeutic effect.

2. Just clean the area

For local cleaning, use a towel dipped in water or directly use moxa leaf water to clean the perineum. Do not clean the vagina, as it can easily cause ascending bacterial infection.

3. How to boil

(1) Select 3-6g of dried mugwort leaves (not too much), cook them immediately before use, remove impurities, wash them clean, and remove dust.

(2) Place 1000 ml of water in a pot, then add mugwort leaves and cook for about 30 minutes until the water turns dark yellow.