Mugwort leaf (Aiye)
Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant. (Fam. Asteraceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Artemisiae
Argyi
Botanical Name: Artemisia
argyi Levl. et Vant. (Fam.
Asteraceae)
Common Name: Mugwort leaf, argy wormwood.
Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The leaves are gathered in spring or summer, when the mugwort
is flowering. They are dried in a shady place.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, pungent
and warm.
Meridians: Liver, spleen and kidney.
Functions: 1. To warm the channels and
stop bleeding; 2. To dispel cold and stop pain.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages due to deficiency and cold,
especially uterine bleeding. Mugwort leaf (Aiye) is used with Donkey hide
gelatin (Ejiao) in the formula Jiao Ai Tang.
2. Deficiency and cold in the lower jiao
manifested as abdominal cold pain, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and
leukorrhagia. Mugwort leaf (Aiye) is used with Chinese angelica root
(Danggui), Cyperus tuber (Xiangfu), Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Lindera
root (Wuyao).
3. This herb can be used in a lotion form
for eczema and pruritus, or burned on
acupuncture points to warm Blood and Qi, and to relieve pain.
Dosage: 3-10 g, decocted in water for
an oral dose. Proper amount for external use.
Precautions: Contraindicated in patients with Yin Deficient Blood Heat.
Note: This herb is used for moxibustion
and can be made into moxa sticks or used as moxa cones. It warms meridians and
promotes the circulation of qi and blood.
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