Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿Virgate Wormwood
Yin Chen Hao (TCM) Tshar bong dkar po ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) |
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Artemisia scoparia
Waldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802)
Waldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802)
Botanical name:
Artemisia capillaris, A. scoparia
Parts used:
Herb
According to Tibetan texts, the root is most effective, although the herb is most used.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classification:
C. Clear Damp
Artemisia capillaris, A. scoparia
Parts used:
Herb
According to Tibetan texts, the root is most effective, although the herb is most used.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classification:
C. Clear Damp
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp: (TCM)
-Special for Jaundice
2. Clears Lung Heat: (Tibetan)
-heat type Cough
3. Moves Qi, Disperses Stagnation: (TCM)
Dose:
Decoction: 9–30 grams
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Decoction: 9–30 grams
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice:
i. from Damp-Heat, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with ... available in PRO version
ii. from Cold-Damp, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with ... available in PRO version
iii. from Damp obstruction, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with ... available in PRO version
2. Hepatitis B, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with ... available in PRO version
3. Externally for Damp rashes and sores, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
Side effects are occasionally seen with high therapeutic doses. This may include indigestion, headache, dizziness, numbness.
Main Preparations used:
Side effects are occasionally seen with high therapeutic doses. This may include indigestion, headache, dizziness, numbness.
Main Preparations used: