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Artemisia, Mkhan pa མཁན་པ
Mkhan pa (Tibetan)
Qing Hao (A. annua) (TCM)
Bai Hao (A. siversiana) (TCM)
Qing Hao (A. annua) (TCM)
Bai Hao (A. siversiana) (TCM)
Artemisia annua
Kops et al., J., Flora Batava (1906)
Kops et al., J., Flora Batava (1906)
Botanical name:
Artemisia spp.
4 types of Mkhan pa are recognised in Tibetan Medicine:
1. Mkhan nag: 'Black' variety; A. annua (Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM)
2. Mkhan skya: A. sieveriana
3. Mkhan dkar: Ajania tenuifolia or Ajania khartensis
4. Mkhan dmar: Artemisia spp.
Other species listed as sources for Mkhan pa include: A. campestris, A. commutata, A. frigida, A. sericea, A. stelleriana
Artemisia frigida is used in the Buryat region.
Parts used:
Above-ground parts
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Artemisia spp.
4 types of Mkhan pa are recognised in Tibetan Medicine:
1. Mkhan nag: 'Black' variety; A. annua (Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM)
2. Mkhan skya: A. sieveriana
3. Mkhan dkar: Ajania tenuifolia or Ajania khartensis
4. Mkhan dmar: Artemisia spp.
Other species listed as sources for Mkhan pa include: A. campestris, A. commutata, A. frigida, A. sericea, A. stelleriana
Artemisia frigida is used in the Buryat region.
Parts used:
Above-ground parts
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat:
-used for Summer-heat in TCM
-Colds and Fever during the warm months
-Malarial Fevers
2. Clears Heat from Deficiency:
-Chronic Fever; Fever from Yin deficiency (TCM)
-can also be used for external patterns in those with Yin deficiency
-Kidney disorders
3. Clears Blood Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-Bleeding associated with Heat or Deficient Heat
-Dysentery with Blood
-Wounds
4. Clears Heat, Resolves Masses:
-Swellings, Masses
-drains Pus from the Lungs
-Cancer (Drungtso)
Dose:
Decoction: 3–9 grams (up to 12 grams)
Powder: 500mg–2 grams
Comment:
1. A number of varieties can supply the medicine. The 'Black' variety is A. annua, used in TCM as Qing Hao for Deficient Heat.
Substitute:
Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM may generally be used for Artemisia Mkhan pa
Decoction: 3–9 grams (up to 12 grams)
Powder: 500mg–2 grams
Comment:
1. A number of varieties can supply the medicine. The 'Black' variety is A. annua, used in TCM as Qing Hao for Deficient Heat.
Substitute:
Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM may generally be used for Artemisia Mkhan pa
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
Caution in those with weak digestion
Main Preparations used:
Caution in those with weak digestion
Main Preparations used: