Classification and planting of Artemisia argyi leaves

May of each year is the best time to pick Artemisia argyi. The dried product of picked fresh Artemisia argyi after repeated sun exposure is raw Artemisia argyi. Raw Artemisia argyi is the raw material of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the raw material for making Chen Artemisia argyi and making moxa velvet.

Chen Ai refers to the preparation method and storage time of Artemisia argyi. The raw Artemisia argyi stored every year is stored in the dark for a long time to make the raw Artemisia argyi age slowly and disperse the excessive volatile oil in Artemisia argyi. It has reached the function of calcining and drying qi. The Artemisia argyi processed in this way is called Chen Ai. The aging time should be more than one year, three years is better, longer is not suitable, this kind of wormwood processing moxa velvet has two characteristics in appearance: one is easy to process moxa velvet, the other is soft processing moxa velvet.

Cooked moxa refers to the processing process and processing method of Artemisia argyi, not raw and cooked in a simple sense, let alone Chen moxa in a simple sense. Cooked moxa refers to the moxa velvet made from Chen Artemisia argyi: in short: Cooked moxa refers to the moxa velvet processed from Chen Artemisia argyi.

There is a world of difference between the ancient method and today's method. Chen Artemisia argyi should be placed in the mortar. After hundreds of times of repeated pounding and screening, it has reached quantitative change to qualitative change. Finally, Chen Artemisia argyi should be made into soft cotton-like moxa velvet, which is ripe moxa argyi!

Green moxa---Although it is moxa, it cannot be said to be ripe moxa

ripe moxa---aged moxa

Gold mugwort---three years of aging mugwort processing of high-grade mugwort, ripe mugwort

Cultivation techniques: propagation by dividing plants. 3-4 Dig the plant clusters every month, plant them separately, open holes according to the row spacing of 33cm×33cm, plant 3-4 plants in each hole, fill and compact them, and water them.

Field management: intertillage weeding every year, fertilization 2-3 times, can be combined with harvest, generally in May, July, September, fertilization with human and livestock manure. After 3-4 years of cultivation, the old plants should be replanted.