Lokatmala: Béda antarrépisi

=== Alérgén ===

[[Serbuksari]] kembang lokatmala bisa ngabalukarkeun [[asma]] jeung ''[[rhinitis]]'' alérgik ([[basa Inggris|Ing.]] ''hay fever''), utamana di [[Éropa Kalér]], [[Amérika Kalér]], jeung sabagian [[Asia]]<ref>[http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/full/17/1/106]</ref><ref>[http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/common/allergens/AK-allergen-192?from=allergy_allergenstate_more]</ref>. Serbuksari lokatmala paling jauh hiber nepi ka kira 100 m<ref>[http://www.allergia.com/index.phtml?s=849]</ref>, lolobana hiber jam 9-11-an. Masarakat di Finlandia biasa nyegah ieu alérgi ku cara ngabaseuhan tangkalna<ref>[http://www.allergia.com/index.phtml?s=849]</ref>, sahingga sumebarna teu pati jauh<ref>[http://www.allergia.com/index.phtml?s=849</ref>].

 

Mugwort is used in the practice of [[traditional Chinese medicine]] in a pulverized and aged form called [[moxibustion|moxa]] from which we derive the English word 'moxy'. The British RCT yielded results that indicate that [[moxibustion]] of mugwort was indeed effective at increasing the cephalic positioning of fetuses who were in a [[breech birth|breech position]] before the intervention. Since it also causes uterine contractions, it has been used to cause abortion. It also plays a role in Asian traditional medicine as a method of correcting breech presentation. A study of 260 Chinese women at 33 weeks of pregnancy demonstrated cephalic version within two weeks in 75% of fetuses carried by patients who were treated with moxibustion, as opposed to 48% in the control group.<ref>Cardini, F., and W. X. Huang. JAMA 280(18): 1580-1584, November 1998</ref> It has also been shown that acupuncture plus moxibustion slows fetal heart rates while increasing fetal movement.<ref>Neri, I., et al. ''Journal of the Society for Gynecological Investigation'' 9(3): 158-162, May-June 2002</ref> Two recent studies of Italian patients produced conflicting results. In the first, involving 226 patients, there was cephalic presentation at delivery in 54% of women treated between 33 and 35 weeks with acupuncture and moxibustion, vs. 37% in the control group.<ref>Neri, I., et al. ''Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine'' 15(4): 247-252</ref> The second was terminated prematurely because of numerous coital treatment interruptions.<ref>Cardini, F., et al. BJOG 112(6): 743-747, June 2005</ref>

 

In the Middle Ages, mugwort was used as a magical protective herb. Mugwort was used to repel insects, especially moths, from gardens. Mugwort has also been used from ancient times as a remedy against fatigue and to protect travelers against evil spirits and wild animals. Roman soldiers put mugwort in their sandals to protect their feet against fatigue.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} Mugwort is one of the nine herbs invoked in the [[Anglo-Saxon paganism|pagan Anglo-Saxon]] ''[[Nine Herbs Charm]]'', recorded in the 10th century.

 

 

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