What are the effects and functions of Artemisia capillaris?

Artemisia capillaris has a good liver-protecting effect, especially for hepatitis A and B. It can also help lower blood pressure and blood lipids. However, care should be taken not to use it in large quantities to avoid causing symptoms of headache and abdominal pain.

1. Artemisia capillaris is a special Chinese medicinal material with liver-protecting effects. In addition to being used together with other Chinese medicinal materials, it can also be used directly to soak in water and drink, which also has many benefits to the human body. Artemisia capillaris has a significant liver-protecting effect and has significant therapeutic effects on hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and icteric hepatitis. It is good for bile secretion, and increases the excretion of bile acid and bilirubin in bile. It can increase the blood flow of the coronary arteries of the heart, improve microcirculation, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, anti-coagulate, have diuretic, antipyretic and antiasthmatic effects, expel roundworms and inhibit a variety of pathogenic skin fungi and bacteria.

2. Artemisia capillaris is sometimes used as a therapeutic drug by patients with hepatitis B or other liver diseases, but whether Artemisia capillaris can be used alone to treat hepatitis B remains to be verified, because Artemisia capillaris is not among the currently popular hepatitis B treatment drugs. On the contrary, some hepatitis B patients believe the one-sided words of some quack doctors and use Artemisia capillaris as a secret remedy for hepatitis B treatment. The side effects of large doses of Artemisia capillaris are obvious. Many patients have experienced worsening of their condition and overload of liver function, that is, the results of liver function tests exceed the standard.

3. Large doses can cause atrioventricular block and intraventricular block.

4. Excessive dosage may cause dizziness, nausea, upper abdominal fullness, burning sensation, diarrhea, acute icteric hepatitis, acute biliary tract infection, and in severe cases, arrhythmia or even death.