Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草).On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.
In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant.So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen.
Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show.And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.
Wormwood has become the main industry in this area.At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.
A. Wormwood can be eaten in many ways.
B. You can try this plant.
C. Hundreds of years ago, Chinese people began to use wormwood as a kind of medicine.
D. It will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival.
E. The life of local people is getting better and better by growing wormwood.
F. He was a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.
G. On the one hand, people believe that wormwood can drive out evil spirits or bad luck.
