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Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿

Virgate Wormwood
Yin Chen Hao (TCM)

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Waldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802)

Botanical name:
Artemisia capillaris, A. scoparia
Local varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter

Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp:
-Special for Jaundice; used for both Heat-Damp or Cold-Damp Jaundice
-Infectious icteric hepatitis (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-Urinary obstruction
-sores with exudation and itching


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DOSE:
9–30 grams in decoction

SUBSTITUTE:
European Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) can be used for most uses of Yin Chen Hao.

Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice:
i. from Damp-Heat, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Gardenia Zhi Zi and Rhubarb
ii. from Cold-Damp, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Ginger and Poria Fu Ling
iii. from Damp obstruction, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Magnolia Hou Po
2. Hepatitis B, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Isatis Da Qing Ye
3. Externally for Damp rashes and sores, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao as a wash with Sophora Ku Shen


Cautions:
Side effects are occasionally seen with high therapeutic doses. This may include indigestion, headache, dizziness, numbness.

Main Preparations used:

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