Artemisia (Qing Hao)

Chinese Bulk Herbs – Artemisia (Qing Hao)

Artemisia is used to combat malarial attacks. It also reduces fever and clears blood heat. According to Chinese medicine, Artemesia is cold in property and acts on the liver warming the blood. It can be mixed with other herbs to combat symptoms that have fevers.

Clinical Use (Chinese):
Artemisia clears Blood Heat, reduces consumptive fever and Summer Heat, and stops malarial attacks.

Latin Name:
Artemisia annua

Chinese Name:
Qing Hao

Common Names:
Sweet Wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort, annual wormwood

Parts Used:
The dried aerial part

Properties:
Bitter and pungent in flavor, cold in property, acts on the Liver, Gallbladder, and Kidney channels.

Cautions:
Should not be taken long term.

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