Can wormwood be used as a cigarette

Don't smoke wormwood as a cigarette. Moxa smoke has positive effects on health, but it also has harmful effects. Now, science shows that moxa smoke and some components in its volatile oil, such as α-Carmenone (also known as Pleurotus ostreatus ketone), have side effects on the nervous system, and a large amount of inhalation will cause epileptic seizures.

The burning process of mugwort will produce aromatic hydrocarbons such as tar, benzaldehyde, phenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol and Melaleuca alcohol, which will also have adverse effects on human body.

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A large number of pharmacological experiments have proved that the volatile oil of Artemisia argyi has good antiasthmatic and antitussive effects, especially antiasthmatic effects. Clinically, the volatile oil spray of Folium Artemisiae Argyi or the volatile oil wet inhalation of Folium Artemisiae Argyi can be used to treat asthma, and the curative effect is good. When moxa smoke burns, the volatile oil of Artemisia argyi leaves will volatilize with the smoke and enter the respiratory tract. Whether the volatile oil has antiasthmatic and antitussive effects remains to be further studied.

Experiments show that smoking with mugwort leaves alone can inhibit adenovirus, rhinovirus, influenza virus and parainfluenza virus. When the extract of Folium Artemisiae Argyi was diluted to 1: 10 with normal saline, it had a certain virus inhibition effect.

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