The efficacy and function of Artemisia selengensis

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine Artemisia annua.

【English name】root of Faber Galeola

[Other names] Leonurus truncatum, Oriental white, Solomon's seal, Red Gastrodia elata, Prince Gastrodia elata

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the orchid plant coral orchid.

[Original form] Coral orchid, a perennial saprophytic herb, up to 1m tall. The rhizome is thick and has brown scales. The stem is erect, brown-red, glabrous, with ovate or ovate-lanceolate scales, slightly swollen nodes, and roots on the nodes. The panicle inflorescence is composed of terminal or lateral racemes or compound racemes, with more than 10 flowers; bracts are lanceolate, 1-2cm long, nearly acute at the apex, and glabrous; bracts are 6mm long and glabrous; flowers are yellow, about 3cm in diameter; sepals are oblong-elliptic, about 3cm long, 6-8mm wide, nearly obtuse at the apex, and covered with short pubescence on the back; petals are similar to sepals and glabrous; the edge of the lip has wrinkled and wavy fine round teeth, and the inner veins have scattered pleated papillae; the syncytium is slender, about 1cm long, the anthers are small, and the ovary is linear and covered with fine hairs. Capsule. Seeds small, numerous.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under the forest at an altitude of 2300m.

【Chemical composition】 The rhizome contains 2,4-bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol, (S)-levorotatory-2-isopropylmalic acid bis[4-(β-D-pyranose glucoseoxy)benzyl] ester

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; slightly bitter; cold

【Meridian】 Heart; Liver; Spleen; Large Intestine

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; regulates menstruation and stops bleeding; astringes and consolidates the body. It is used for jaundice with damp-heat, diarrhea with pus and blood, sores, carbuncle, swelling and poison, snake bites, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, uterine prolapse and rectal prolapse.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the effects of anti-inflammatory, detoxification, regulating menstruation and stopping bleeding. Used for uterine prolapse, rectal prolapse, neurasthenia, paratyphoid, hepatitis, sores, and snake bites.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Artemisia annua. Your choice should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving the disease.