The efficacy and function of Artemisia serrata

Artemisia four-leng is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of Artemisia annua.

[Other names] Fragrant perilla, large fragrant sesame tree, wild patchouli, malnutrition powder, wild perilla, lung-regulating powder

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Elsholtzia ciliata of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original form] Elsholtzia ciliata, semi-shrub, 0.8-1.5m high. The whole plant is aromatic. Quadrangular, densely covered with star-shaped fine hairs. Leaves are opposite; petioles are extremely short; leaf blades are oblong or oblanceolate, 4.5-10cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, with fine serrations on the margins above the base, covered with fine soft hairs, glandular hairs and felt-like hairs on the upper side, and densely covered with star-shaped hairs on the lower side. The cymes are densely packed with many flowers in pseudospikes, 4-13cm long, terminal and axillary, with pedicels in the order and axis densely covered with stellate fine hairs; bracts are subulate, about 1mm long; calyx is bracelet-shaped, about 2mm long, densely covered with stellate hairs on the outside, with 5 calyx teeth, about 0.5mm long; corolla is white or the lower lip is 3-lobed, the middle lobe is round, with irregular notches on the edge, and the lateral lobes are semicircular and entire; stamens are 4, the front pair is longer and protruding, the filaments are glabrous, and the anthers are 2-chambered; ovary is 4-lobed, the style is longer than the stamens, and the stigma is 2-lobed. The nutlets are oblong, about 1.5 mm long, and yellow. The flowering period is from September to October, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, wastelands or valleys at an altitude of 2600-3000m.

[Properties] Identified by the shape of the stem, which is square columnar, 80-150cm long, with longitudinal grooves on the surface and densely covered with star-shaped soft hairs. The leaves are mostly curled and wrinkled, and are lanceolate or oblanceolate when flattened. They are 4.5-10cm long and 1-2.5cm wide. They are dark green above and grayish white below, with hairs on both sides; they are nearly sessile. Terminal pseudospike inflorescences can be seen, with yellow-white flowers. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes spicy and cool.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold; relieve cough. Mainly used for colds, coughs, whooping cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This is all I have to say about the efficacy of Artemisia annua. I hope it will be helpful to you. Although the value of Artemisia annua is very high, we must be cautious when eating it.