Joint pain, please apply two very effective pain relievers from wormwood

Osteoarthritis is a common disease that can be caused by injury, overwork, sedentary activities such as standing for a long time, sitting for a long time, lying down a lot or when it gets cold, the weather changes, simply because muscle tension, … or maybe due to diseases such as degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis, gout…

BS CKI. Nguyen Tran Nhu Thuy – Department of Traditional Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that when suffering from bone and joint disease, patients are not allowed to arbitrarily use pain relievers. Because uncontrolled use of pain relievers causes a lot of harm to the patient’s body.

People with mild illnesses can use home remedies to relieve pain without taking pain relievers.

Doctor Thuy said that patients can use wormwood as one of the main medicines.

Wormwood is also known as a medicinal plant, dried wormwood leaves are called wormwood, wormwood is crushed, removed veins, and ground into a fine silk powder called velvet wormwood. Wormwood is a popular medicinal plant in folk and medicine.

Wormwood has many different uses, is a medicinal plant that can be harvested throughout the year, so it can be grown in the home garden, can be used as food, water, and medicine.

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In Oriental Medicine, this herb has a bitter taste, warm properties, a characteristic aroma, a low dispersing effect, warms the meridians, regulates blood qi and stops bleeding.

With a variety of functions, wormwood is often used to treat abdominal pain caused by cold, nosebleeds, fetal movements, menstrual irregularities, and joint pain caused by leprosy and cold sores.

Wormwood can be used to cook food, decoction of water, or make a pack. Although it is a popular and quite benign medicinal plant, there are a few things to keep in mind when using wormwood at home.

First, use wormwood to apply

How to do it, the patient takes fresh wormwood about 400 grams, washed, drained, cut into pieces, roasted (starred) on the stove with about 2 handfuls of salt, cover with a soft towel, let it cool down. Then apply it on the painful joint, when it reaches the right temperature for the skin, lift it up and continue to apply it until it cools down. Can apply 2-3 times a day.

If there is pain in the shoulder or lumbar joint, for convenience, you can use an extra thin towel, suitable length, wrap the ice pack just made, tie it to the area to be applied, as long as you pay attention to the moderate heat.

Once the pack has cooled down, pour the mixture of wormwood leaves and granulated salt into the pan to re-roast or reheat in the microwave to be reused.

To increase the warmth of the pack, you can add 400g old ginger, washed, cut thickly, mixed with a mixture of wormwood and sea salt, roasted hot and done the same steps.

Dr. Thuy notes that when using a hot ginger pack, if it’s the first time you make a hot pack, you should keep it at a moderate temperature, not too hot to avoid blistering, and should be lined with a thin cloth.

Note that if the painful joint area is red, hot, inflamed, or has a bleeding wound, you should not apply it yourself, but should see a doctor for examination and advice.

Second, make medicinal water for soaking or bathing

Fresh wormwood leaves about 400g, washed, cut into pieces. Old ginger about 300g, washed, smashed. Lemongrass 4 plants, washed, smashed. Take everything and put it in 1.5 – 2 liters of water, boil for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat, brake for 2 more minutes.

After filtering out the residue, this medicinal water solution can be used to mix with water to bathe, or to soak the painful joints, soak the feet, both to help control the qi, spread the cold, and reduce stasis. stress, good sleep.

If you have a headache, you can use the same ingredients as above, pour water over the leaves, add 1 handful of mint leaves (or basil), and boil for 15 minutes. Sauna for about 20 minutes can relieve headaches.

When using this method, Dr. Thuy said you can soak in medicinal water twice a day until the pain is gone, sauna should only be once a day (pay attention to avoid burns) and the patient is suffering from musculoskeletal pain. Do not bathe late at night, it is best to shower before 19:00.

K.Chi