WORMWOOD
| QING HAO, Artemisia annua |
| Parts used: Herb |
| Constituents:
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone, essential oil and flavonoids |
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| Actions |
Indications |
| Bitter tonic |
Stimulates the digestive juices, indigestion, dyspepsia |
| Anti-parasitic |
Malaria and other parasitical infections, systemic lupus erythematosus |
| Febrifuge |
Fevers, purpuric rashes and nosebleed
Increases immune function, jaundice, pruritis
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Herbal extract,
20-50mL per week,
140-280mL for anti-parasite effect |
| Energetics: Bitter and cold |
| Meridians: lung, spleen, liver |
| Contraindications: Pregnancy |
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