The best time to pick wild mugwort leaves

1. Why choose the best time to pick

When harvesting medicinal materials like mugwort, you must pay attention to the picking time and master the time. If it is picked too early, its related medicinal properties have not yet formed, that is, the accumulation of medicinal components has not yet reached its peak. If it is picked too late, these components may be lost, that is, its medicinal effect is not so strong.

2. The best time to pick

The best time to pick mugwort is in late spring and early summer. In early March every year, the rhizomes of mugwort that have spent the winter underground will begin to sprout, and the first batch can be picked in late April. Mid-May of the lunar calendar every year is the most mature period of mugwort growth. The mugwort leaves picked at this time are fresh, thick and elastic.