Oriental
wormwood (Yinchenhao)
Pharmaceutical Name : Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Botanical Name : 1. Artemisia capillaris
Thunb.; 2. Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit.
Common Name : Capillaris, Oriental wormwood
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The young shoots are gathered
in spring, when they are three inches high,
and then dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter and slightly
cold
Meridians : Spleen, stomach, liver and gall
bladder
Functions:
1. To clear heat and transform dampness;
2. To relieve jaundice
Indications & Combinations: Jaundice:
a) damp-heat yang jaundiceOriental wormwood
(Yinchenhao) is used with Capejasmine (Zhizi)
and Rhubarb (Dahuang) in the formula Yinchenhao
Tang; b) colddamp yin jaundiceOriental wormwood
(Yinchenhao) is used with Prepared aconite
root (Fuzi) and Dried ginger (Ganjiang) in
the formula Yinchen Sini Tang.
Dosage: 10-30 g |
