Pharmaceutical Name:

Herba Artemisiae Scopariae

Botanical Name:

Artemisia capillaries Thunb.
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 and Taste:

Bitter and slightly cold

Meridian:

Spleen, stomach, liver and gall bladder                 

Functions:

To clear heat and transform dampness
To relieve jaundice

Indications and Combinations:

Jaundice:

a)      Damp-heat yang jaundice.
*Use with Capejasmine (Zhizi) and Rhubarb (Dahuang) in the formula Yinchenhao Tang.

b)       Cold-damp yin jaundice.
*Use with Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Dried ginger 9Ganjiang) in the formula Yinchen Sini Tang.

Dosage:

10-30 g