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Chapter 605 The more impossible things are, the more likely they will be (for subscription)

"Aiye tea, mugwort soup, and mugwort porridge made from mugwort are all very healthy dietary methods that can enhance the body's resistance to disease.

"And... Among the traditional foods in the south, I remember that there is a kind of glutinous rice cake, which is made with wormwood as the main raw material."

"There are also peanuts, sesame seeds, sugar, and mung bean paste in it. It tastes pretty good after steaming."

"There is also a generation in the Dongjiang River Basin in Guangdong. Local people will also pick fresh and tender leaves and buds of wormwood in winter and spring to eat as vegetables."

"At the beginning of spring, the Hakka people in Ganzhou have the custom of collecting wormwood to make Amy fruit. The shape of this Amy fruit is a bit like a dumpling, but it is bigger."

Studio.

"How can mugwort be eaten?"

"Wow, something made of mugwort? How does it taste? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious! I love Amy fruit!"

"The glutinous rice cake is also delicious! You can try it, it's really delicious!"

"There are also mugwort steamed buns, mugwort glutinous rice cakes, and mugwort meatballs, all of which taste super delicious!"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Actually, I just heard about it. As for the food made from this mugwort, I have never tasted it. But... this mugwort has a strong taste, and the food I think it should taste good."

Artemisia argyi leaves are used as medicine. It is warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, pure in nature, clears the twelve meridians, restores yang, regulates qi and blood, expels dampness and cold, stops bleeding and prevents miscarriage. It is also commonly used in acupuncture and moxibustion.

Because of this, mugwort is also known as a medical herb.

However, moxa leaves for moxibustion generally get better as they age, and for mugwort, there has always been a saying that "if you are sick for seven years, ask for three years of moxa".

In addition to its excellent medicinal value, wormwood can also be used as a natural plant dye, and the dyeing of wormwood also has functional effects.

Studio.

"Can mugwort be dyed?"

"What color is this wormwood dyed? Green?"

"I think... it should be yellow!"

"Green, right?"

"Didn't the anchor say that mugwort can also be used to make ink pads?"

Li Yuan nodded.

"Well, it is indeed possible to make ink pads."

"The main raw material of mugwort's ink pad is blended with cinnabar, cinnabar, moxa, castor oil, musk, borneol, etc."

"And there is also the so-called 'planting willows during the Qingming Festival, and planting moxa at the Dragon Boat Festival'. On the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard planting moxa and calamus as one of the important contents."

"Every family sweeps and cleans the courtyard, inserts calamus and moxa sticks on the eyebrows of the door, and hangs them in the hall to prevent mosquitoes, "to avoid evil spirits and ghosts." "And use calamus, mugwort leaves, durian flowers, garlic, and dragon boat flowers to make human or tiger shapes, called Ai people and Aihu."

"If you use it to make garlands and ornaments, it will be beautiful and fragrant, and women will wear it to drive away miasma."

"There is also the special fragrance of mugwort, which can be made into a special fragrance pillow, which has a good effect of sleeping and relieving fatigue."

"Aihao is also used in the 'moxibustion' of acupuncture, and the so-called 'moxibustion' is to burn the acupoints after lighting them with wormwood."

"Using mugwort to soak your feet has many health benefits. Because it has the function of curing diseases, especially when it is harvested with dew on May Day, the medicinal effect is the best."

Studio.

"Can the anchor make moxa?"

"Mugwort is indeed very popular."

"I have to say... Although the popularity of traditional Chinese medicine is not very high, this moxa is still quite popular."

"It must be popular! After all, it is so easy to use, how many people can refuse?"

"Yes, yes, but the price of moxa is very expensive. Every time I buy moxa, I feel pain in my flesh."

"Yeah, moxa is indeed very expensive, it would be great if I could make it myself..."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Well, the price of moxa is indeed not cheap, but... In fact, it is normal for the price of moxa to be a little higher, after all, the production of moxa is a very troublesome thing."

"If you want to make moxa, you must prepare it in advance, and the moxa you want to make moxa strips must have at least one year's old moxa leaves."

"The production of moxa is very troublesome. It needs to be dried repeatedly, screened, and impurities are removed to make it as soft as cotton. It can only be used after it becomes moxa."

"And there are two kinds of moxa. The one prepared by the above method is coarse moxa, which can get six or seven taels per catty. It is suitable for general moxibustion."

"However, if it has been finely processed, it will have to be exposed to dozens of suns, and those who have been screened dozens of times will only have two or three taels per catty. Those that turn khaki are fine moxa, which can be used for direct moxibustion and also used as ink pads. The raw materials are used for direct moxibustion, they are of high quality and low price, and can be purchased.”

"If it is fine moxa, it looks like a bunch of small caterpillars when viewed with a magnifying glass. It is very clean without any impurities."

Studio.

"According to the anchor, it seems that I am very familiar with Ai Rong!"

"That's right, young man of the Li family, do you know how to make moxa?"

"How does the anchor know so clearly about Ai Rou's production method? Can he do it?"

"Can it be done? Didn't the anchor say that this thing is very troublesome to make?"

"Then you don't know, the anchor is very powerful, the more impossible things are, the more the anchor will know!"

As for the method of making moxa, Li Yuan actually knows a little bit.

Because Zizigou is close to the mountain, people of the older generation basically walk the mountain for a living.And although the method of making this moxa is a bit difficult, it is not difficult to know the plants if you have been whispering and seeing it since childhood.

Li Yuan: "I do know a little about the method of making moxa."

"The so-called moxa is naturally processed from moxa leaves. And if it is a good moxa, it will only use wild moxa leaves that grow in the sun in May. These moxa leaves are used after a year of air-drying indoors, and I just The so-called old ripe AI is it.”

"Chen Ai, after crushing and picking out the sundries, it becomes moxa."

"Currently, the quality of moxa sticks in the market is uneven. If you have time, you might as well make it yourself, which is convenient and safe."

Studio.

"Can you say something close?"

"Could the anchor give us a detailed explanation? I also want to make some moxa by myself!"

"Yeah, it's too expensive to buy..."

"Otherwise, anchor, why don't you make some moxa and sell it to us? It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, after all, it's safe and reliable."

"No, there are too many fake moxa sold in the market..."

"Not only are there many fake ones, but some moxa are not standardized at all, and when they burn, they choke your nose, and the smoke is very large!"

Li Yuan shook his head.

"Sell money? I would like to, but this moxa can only be made from mugwort that has been stored for more than a year, and I don't have this opportunity!"

"However...if the situation just mentioned occurs when everyone burns moxa, I advise everyone not to use it. Such moxa is not only a problem of adulteration, it may also be harmful to the body when burned."

(End of this chapter)