Dysmenorrhea, oral inflammation, dull complexion? Eating this kind of thing when feeling cold is the most effective, and regular consumption can also enhance beauty.
Modern urban female friends face increasing life pressures. To support a family by working as hard as a man, enduring more stress to gain more financial freedom, after all, more financial freedom leads to more personal freedom. Many young women rely on their youth and think they can handle it all, taking on more work, staying up later, believing they can handle it all and eventually only harming their own bodies.
After a while, many female friends realize that due to staying up late for extended periods and facing immense work pressure, their energy levels decrease, their bodies become more fatigued, and various female health issues start emerging. Menstrual cramps, waking up to find oral inflammation and bleeding gums, occasionally noticing a dull complexion under layers of makeup.
All these signs indicate that your body has accumulated a lot of dampness. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, women inherently have a “yin” nature. Neglecting self-care makes them more susceptible to external influences, making them increasingly cold. In the short term, it may just seem like a lack of rest, but over time, this can increase the risk of various illnesses. So when you notice the aforementioned symptoms, make sure to replenish your yang energy promptly. Traditional Chinese medicine advocates food supplements over medicinal supplements, making mugwort, a food and medicinal herb with strong yang properties, a great choice.
Mugwort has a bitter, pungent, warm nature, impacting the spleen, liver, and kidneys. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” records that mugwort, taken from the leaves, is warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, purely yang in nature, capable of influencing the twelve meridians, reinforcing yang, regulating qi and blood, dispelling dampness and coldness, stopping bleeding, and securing fetuses. It is also commonly used in acupuncture. That’s why it is known as the “medicine herb.” In Taiwan, a “herbal bath” is quite popular, and the herb most commonly used is mugwort. Li Shizhen had high praise for mugwort in the “Compendium,” stating, “Mugwort leaves can treat a variety of ailments.”
Therefore, if you want to get rid of dampness, consuming mugwort is the quickest solution. Furthermore, mugwort is affordable, easy to find, and simple to use. Common dishes include mugwort chicken soup, scrambled eggs with mugwort, mugwort and coix seed congee, mugwort dumplings, all of which are easy to prepare and suitable for both men and women. Especially for women, regular consumption can replenish qi and blood, enhancing beauty and skin health. Why not give it a try?
