Is the burning smell of moxa sticks harmful to your health?

The smoke and smell produced by burning moxa sticks are harmless to human body.

The smoke and smell produced by the burning of mugwort leaves even have certain therapeutic and health care effects to some extent, but we must pay attention to ventilation. Excessive inhalation will cause dizziness and brain swelling, and it will also cause throat discomfort. Especially in the room, be sure to ventilate.

The smoke after burning mugwort contains no nicotine and little tar. The smoke produced by any object contains gases such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, and the smoke produced by mugwort is no exception, but as long as it is not inhaled for a long time, the harm can be ignored.

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The role of wormwood:

1, wormwood contains eucalyptol, cacumen orientalis and other ingredients, and has the functions of relieving cough, asthma, bacteria and allergy.

2. wormwood is natural and fresh, suitable for all kinds of ingredients. For example, fried bean curd with mugwort leaves, wrapped in jiaozi or steamed with flour can all be recipes that highlight the faint fragrance of mugwort leaves to the maximum extent.

3. wormwood has antibacterial and antiviral effects; Hemostatic and anticoagulant effects; Sedative and antiallergic effects; Protect liver and gallbladder, etc.

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