The efficacy and function of Artemisia densiflora

Artemisia densiflora is a traditional Chinese medicine with high medicinal value and good health-care effects for some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use Artemisia dense-flowered hornwort as the main raw material, but there are still many taboos that need to be paid attention to when taking Artemisia dense-flowered hornwort.

【English name】root of Compact Incarvillea

[Other names] Artemisia hornbeam, Artemisia hornbeam, Artemisia hornbeam

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the plant Pleurotus eryngii of the Bignoniaceae family.

[Original form] The densely grown hollyhock flower is a perennial herb, up to 20cm tall during the flowering period, and up to 30cm tall in fruit. The root is fleshy, conical, 15-23cm long. The leaves are pinnately compound, clustered at the base of the stem, about 8-15cm long, 1-2cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, rounded at the base, with the apical leaflet nearly ovate, larger than the lateral leaflets, and entire. The racemes are dense and clustered at the top of the stem, with 1 to many flowers emerging from the leaf axils; 2 bracts; pedicels 1-4cm long, linear; calyx bell-shaped, green or purple-red, 3.5-4cm long; the outside of the corolla tube is purple with black spots, with a few purple stripes inside, the lobes are round, 1.7-2.8cm long, 2-3.9cm wide, slightly concave at the tip, with teleosts; 4 stamens, didyna; ovary oblong, 2-chambered, each chamber with 2-lobed ovules, style up to 4cm long, stigma fan-shaped. The capsule is long-lanceolate, pointed at both ends, woody, with distinct 4 edges, about 11 cm long, and about 1 cm wide and thick. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from August to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in open gravel hillsides and grass and shrubs.

[Chemical composition] Identification of properties: The roots of this product are cylindrical in varying lengths, 15-20cm long, 2-3cm in diameter, with a light yellow to yellowish brown surface and off-white to light yellow cross section. Stem shortened. Pinnate compound leaves, leaflets mostly fall off, dark green to light yellow. Inflorescence racemose; flowers shrunken, lavender or dark brown; intact flowers funnel-shaped, apex 5-lobed; stamens 4, didyna. Slight smell, slightly bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Liver, spleen, lung, stomach

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat; removes toxins; dries up dampness; helps digestion. Mainly used for fever, jaundice, otitis media, indigestion, stomachache, abdominal distension and constipation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-12g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots, flowers, and seeds: used for stomachache, jaundice, indigestion, ear abscesses, irregular menstruation, hypertension, and pulmonary hemorrhage.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of Artemisia dense-flowered. If you want to eat Artemisia dense-flowered, it is best to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner. I hope this helps you all.