【The Magical Function of Chinese Mugwort】
A proverb says: "Inserting willow in Qingming, inserting herb in dragon-boat festival." The Dragon Boat Festival is also " the Health Day" passed down from ancient times, mother reminded me and said: "on the date of Dragon Boat Festival，we must get up early in the morning, wash face and eyes with the water of herb to drive off all diseases." So in the early morning last year, my father and I went to pick up the herb near the neighbourhood; Mother was afraid of us not gathering and went to the market to buy herb.
After arriving at the wasteland, a lot of grass, which was the herb? My father taught me to tell the differences between HaoZi and AiHao: the leaves of AiHao are more pliable, with edges in the margin , when looked carefully there is off-white fluff at them, with irregular metabiosis and fragrance as well; The whole body of Haozi is yellowgreen, with sharp edges in the margin and bad smell as well. Said to say, do to do, it was really hard to tell the differences.
I looked for and smelt. Father first found a small plant of HaoZi, also tooked it as AiHao, I picked it up. One after another, what we found was all HaoZi . Hard work pays off, I finally found a plant of real AiHao. Wow! It was as sweet as filling honey in my heart. I picked up it carefully, as if finding out treasures, held it gently and smelt with care, it did have a bit fragrance. Oh! I rubbed my nose with its soft fluff, very itching!
We came home with cheerfully jumping. Having seen us gathering, mom regretted immediately, she just spent two yuan to buy a few plants of AiHao! Mom hung up them at the doorframe.
Raising the only plant of AiHao that I picked myself, I plunged into the washroom: cleaned it first and put it in the washbowl with water. The leaves of AiHao immersed in the water, as if small green butterflies, which were full of pep with their wings flapping. Can Aihao really make us healthy?
The way of washing the face didn't change, but with a feeling of a world of difference, at ordinary times for dedusting, this time for blessing and warding off diseases!
Washing the face with fragrant and fresh water once really made one feel refreshed and comfortable!
A derry said: " Delicious Zongzi, sweet kitchen. AiYe with the scent, Fragrant in the whole hall." This is the magical Function of AiHao--let your body feel good , and with good mood!
【艾蒿的“妙”用】
民谚说：“清明插柳，端午插艾。”端午节也是自古相传的“卫生节”，妈妈提醒我说：“端午节这天要早起采艾蒿，用艾蒿水洗脸、洗眼睛，可以去百病。”所以去年端午节一大早，我和爸爸就去小区附近的荒地采艾蒿；妈妈怕我们采不到，去市场买艾蒿。
到了荒地，好多的草，哪个是艾蒿呢？爸爸教我分辨蒿子和艾蒿：艾蒿的叶子比较圆滑，边缘有棱，仔细看叶子上有灰白色绒毛，叶子不规则互生，有香气。蒿子全株黄绿色，叶子边缘带尖，有臭气。说归说，找归找，真不好区分呢！
我边找边闻，爸爸先发现了一株小的蒿子，也看成了艾蒿，我采下它。接二连三，找到的都是蒿子。功夫不负有心人，我终于发现了一株真正的艾蒿，哇！心里像灌了蜜似的甜，我小心翼翼地采下它，如获至宝，轻轻握在手里，细细地闻了闻——嗯，的确有些香气。噢！我用它柔软的绒毛扫了扫鼻子，好痒痒啊！
我们兴高采烈地“蹦”回了家，妈妈看到我们采到了，顿时后悔了——她刚刚花两元钱买了几株艾蒿呢！妈妈把它们挂在门框上。
扬着我自己采的那株唯一的艾蒿，我一头扎进洗手间：先把它冲干净，再放到洗脸盆里，放上水。艾蒿叶浸在水里，仿佛一只只绿色的小蝴蝶，“翅膀”一扇一扇的，充满了活力！难道艾蒿真能让我们健康？
洗脸的方式没有变，感觉却天壤之别！平时洗脸是去灰；这次是祝福、祛病！用芳香清新的水洗一把脸，
神清气爽！真舒服！
民谣说：“粽子香，香厨房。艾叶香，香满堂。”这就是艾蒿的妙用——让你的身体好，心情更好!
