The efficacy and function of Artemisia selengensis

In fact, the occurrence of many human diseases is closely related to diet. If you want to have a healthy body, diet therapy is a very good method. Various Chinese medicinal materials play a very critical role. Today we will introduce to you the Chinese medicine Artemisia selengensis.

[Other names] Lu (The Book of Songs), Gou, and Lu (Erya).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Artemisia selengensis, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 2 meters high. The leaves are petiolate, alternate, deeply pinnate, with more divided lobes and pointed ends. The back of the leaves is densely covered with grayish-white fine hairs, and the leaves on the upper part of the stem are sometimes entire. The flower stalks grow from the extremes and leaf axils, and are borne by numerous small capitulum inflorescences arranged in spike-like inflorescences; the corolla is tubular and light yellow in color. The fruit is an achene. Flowering period is between summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in Northeast China, Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

【Functions and indications】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can relieve diaphragmatic pain and stimulate appetite, and kill pufferfish poison."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Food Therapy Materia Medica"; Lu Ji's "Poetry Commentary": Luohu is a kind of Artemisia selengensis, its leaves are like mugwort, white, several inches long, more than ten feet high, it grows well by the water and in swamps, roots and buds grow in the first month of the year, and the stems beside them are white. It is fragrant, crispy and delicious when eaten raw, and its leaves can be steamed into vegetables.

After reading the above article, I believe everyone has basically understood the effects and functions of Artemisia selengensis, right? The medicinal value of Artemisia selengensis is extremely high, but it is not suitable for everyone. You should judge based on your own actual situation. I hope everyone will pay attention to this.