Mugwort Congee (Cold-Deficiency Pattern)

GynecologyMenstrual irregularityCold deficiencyPorridge

Ingredients

  • Dried mugwort (aiye) 10 g (fresh 20 g)
  • Polished rice 100 g
  • Brown sugar to taste

Principle

Mugwort warms channels, stops bleeding, and dispels cold; rice and sugar warm the middle. Warms menses and relieves cold pain (syndrome differentiation required).

Effects & uses

For cold-type dysmenorrhea, irregular menses, lower abdominal cold pain (syndrome differentiation required).

Method

  1. Decoct mugwort and strain; cook rice and sugar in the liquid.

How to use

  • Eat warm.

Caution

Not for blood-heat patterns. Pregnancy—consult a clinician. Food-care only.

Source

Sichuan Administration of TCM (China TCM News). To be manually verified.

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