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Pharmaceutical Name

Herba Artemisiae Scopariae

Botanical Name

1. Artemisia capillaris Thunb.; 2. Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit.

Common Name

Capillaris, Oriental wormwood

Source of Earliest Record

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The young shoots are gathered in spring, when they are three inches high, and then dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Bitter and slightly cold

Meridians

Spleen, stomach, liver and gall bladder

Functions

1. To clear heat and transform dampness; 2. To relieve jaundice

Indications & Combinations

Jaundice (a) damp-heat yang jaundice. Oriental wormwood (Yinchenhao) is used with Capejasmine (Zhizi) and Rhubarb (Dahuang) in the formula Yinchenhao Tang; (b) colddamp yin jaundice. Oriental wormwood (Yinchenhao) is used with Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Dried ginger (Ganjiang) in the formula Yinchen Sini Tang.

Dosage

10-30 g

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