The efficacy and function of Artemisia sphaerocephala seeds

Artemisia seeds are actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Many people's knowledge of Artemisia seeds is actually limited to Artemisia seed plasters. Many people use Artemisia seed plaster to relieve physical discomfort, but they are not very clear about this traditional Chinese medicine. Among the Artemisia seeds, the most common ones are black Artemisia seeds. Today we will introduce to you the effects and functions of black wormwood seeds.

Introduction of Artemisia nigra:

【Source】 "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine"

【Pinyin name】 Hēi Shā Hāo Zi

[Alias] Artemisia ordosica (Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine), Artemisia ordosica (Medicinal Plants in China's Desert Areas), Hala-Shabaga (Mongolian name).

[Source] The stems, leaves and flower buds of Artemisia sphaerocephala of the Asteraceae family. The stems and leaves are harvested from April to August; the tender shoots and flower buds are harvested from May to July. Use fresh or dried.

[Original form] Semi-shrub, 50-100 cm high. The stem branches out from the base into clusters, with no obvious main stem. The current year's branches are purple-red, while the old branches are dark gray. The leaves are small, sessile, pinnately divided, with 2 to 3 pairs of lobes, fleshy, glabrous, linear or filamentous, 1.5 to 3 cm long, about 1 mm wide, with a small tip, and yellow-green; the upper leaves are 3-lobed or unlobed. The inflorescence capitum is ovate, arranged in a cone, with a diameter of 2 to 3 mm; the involucre is yellow-green; all the flowers are tubular, light yellow and very small. Achenes small, oval. Seeds black, elongated. Flowering period is from July to September. Fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on fixed sand dunes or semi-fixed sand dunes. Distributed in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine": "bitter and bitter; slightly warm."

The efficacy and function of black sand wormwood:

Eliminate rheumatism, draw out pus and remove toxins. Treat rheumatoid arthritis, colds, sore throat, sores, carbuncles and swellings.

① "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Stems and leaves: remove rheumatism, eliminate heat and swelling. Treat rheumatoid arthritis and sore throat."

② "Medicinal Plants in Desert Areas of China": "Leaves: Mash and apply externally to sores, boils, and carbuncles to promote suppuration and opening, and have the effect of drawing out pus."

How to eat black wormwood:

For internal use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian.

For external use: mash and apply or use as a foaming agent.

Black Artemisia taboos:

Avoid raw and cold food.