Artemisia Leaf
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Artemisiae Folium |
| Botanical source: Family name | Asteraceae (=Compositae) |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Artemisia princeps Pampanini (IPNI:179985-1) - Artemisia montana Pampanini (IPNI:179832-1) |
| Part used | Whole plant or leaf |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is contaminated by neither straws , dust nor soil. The older, the better. (NI) |
| Constituents | Monoterpenoids: A. princeps: 1,8-Cineole, α-Thujone, β-Thujone Sesquiterpenoids: A. princeps: Sesquiterpene-type Simple nitrogen containing compounds: A. princeps: Adenine, Choline, Acetylcholine |
| Pharmacological effects | Respiratory stimulant and antihypertensive (water-extract); inhibiting capillary permeability |
| Indications | As an astringent hemostatic and painkiller, it is applied to treat metrostaxis, melena in pregnancy, uterus bleeding, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. It is a raw material of moxa. |
| Diseases | Pain due to abdominal coldness, Irregular menstruation, Menorrhalgia, Infertility, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Hypermenorrhea, Threatened abortion, Hematemesis, Nasal hemorrhage, Hematochezia, Eczema, Itching |
| Formulas | kyukikyogaito |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Spleen, Kidney |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Bitter, Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for regulating blood conditions & Hemostatics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To dispel cold, relieve pain, and arrest bleeding. Used for pain in the lower abdomen with cold sensation, menstrual disorder of cold type, infertility, spitting of blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, melena in pregnancy, excessive menstrual flow, external use of itching. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | NI: N. Isshiki, Methods of Quality Evaluation and Preparation of Wakan-yaku, Tohodo Shoten, Tokyo, 1987. |
