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 Artemisiae, Fm


Pin Yin: ai ye
Common name: mugwort leaf
Botanical family: Compositae
Botanical name: 1, Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant.; 2, A. vulgaris L.; 3, A. vulgaris L. var. indica Maxim.

Primary action: Stop Bleeding
Secondary actions: Transform Cold Phlegm; Dispel Wind Dampness; Stop Cough and Wheezing
Temperature: warm
Taste: bitter, acrid
Entering Channel: Sp, Lv, Kd

Actions:
   Dispels Cold Dampness and warms Channels.
   Warms the uterus, calms fetus, and stops bleeding due to Vacuity Cold.
   Stops cough and transforms Cold Phlegm.
   (See Interior Cold ; Interior Dampness ; Spleen unable to govern Blood ; Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs .)

Dosage: 1-3 qian.

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