Mugwort affects the home environment and can also reduce mortality
Mugwort is a perennial herbaceous or slightly subshrub-like plant, and the plant has a strong fragrance. The main root is obvious, slightly thick and long, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, with many lateral roots; it often has horizontal underground rhizomes and vegetative branches. So what exactly is its effect on the home environment? Now the editor will explain this knowledge to everyone.
1. Its greening effect on the home is unquestionable. Mugwort has a relatively large area, because the stomata on each leaf release more oxygen, so when it plays the role of the lungs of the home, it is not lazy at all.
2. It has very good medicinal value, and for ordinary diseases arising in the family, it can have a very good therapeutic effect. These include:
Antibacterial effect. In vitro, mugwort leaf has an antibacterial effect on 10 kinds of gram-positive aerobic bacteria, including Bacillus anthracis, alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus, B-hemolytic Streptococcus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, Diplococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus citreus, Staphylococcus albus, and Bacillus subtilis. Mugwort leaf oil has an inhibitory effect on Diplococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Streptococcus alpha, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, and Shigella flexneri.
Antifungal effect. The antibacterial effect of mugwort leaf decoction on dermatophyte fungi is the weakest. At a concentration of 15%, Trichophyton violaceum begins to be inhibited. At a concentration of 30%, except for Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Candida albicans, which still develop, others such as Trichophyton schoenleinii, Trichophyton schoenleinii Mongolian variety, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton concentricum, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton ferrugineum, and Trichophyton violaceum all stop developing.
Hemostatic effect. Mugwort leaf is a commonly used hemostatic drug in clinical practice. For warming the meridians and stopping bleeding, it is often used after being charred. Pharmacological experiments have preliminarily proved that after mugwort leaf is made into charcoal, its hemostatic effect is enhanced.
Anti-allergic effect. Intragastric administration of 0.5 ml/kg of mugwort leaf oil has an antagonistic effect on ovalbumin-induced anaphylactic shock in guinea pigs and can reduce mortality.
The above is the editor's introduction to everyone about what effect mugwort has on the home environment. It can be seen that if mugwort is planted at home, the chances for pathogens to harm family members are reduced. Starting today, you might as well plant one or two mugwort plants at home and let it improve our home environment!