Artemisia, Mkhan pa མཁན་པ

Mkhan pa (Tibetan)
Qing Hao (A. annua) (TCM)
Bai Hao (A. siversiana) (TCM)

Artemisia annua
Kops et al., J., Flora Batava (1906)

Botanical name:

Artemisia spp.
4 types of Mkhan pa are recognised in Tibetan Medicine:

Mkhan nag: ‘Black’ variety; A. annua (Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM)
Mkhan skya: A. sieveriana
Mkhan dkar: Ajania tenuifolia or Ajania khartensis
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

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:

Cautions:

Caution in those with weak digestion

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