Sweet Wormwood Herb
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Artemisiae Annuae Herba |
| Botanical source: Family name | Asteraceae (=Compositae) |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Artemisia annua Linné (IPNI:304416-2) |
| Part used | Aerial part |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Unknown |
| Constituents | Monoterpenoid: A. annua: 1,8-Cineole, Artemisia alcohol, Artemisia ketone, Isoartemisia ketone, d-α-Cadinene Sesquiterpenoid: A. annua: α-Caryophyllene, β-Caryophyllene, γ-Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene oxide, Arteannuin B Flavonoid: A. capillaris: 5,2',4'-Trihydroxy-6,7,5'-trimethoxyflavone Other aromatic derivatives A. annua: Cuminal |
| Pharmacological effects | Antimalarial, antibacterial (cutaneous fungus) |
| Indications | Being antimalarial and antipyretic, it is applied to treat tuberculosis fever, chronic intermittent fever, puerperal fever, jaundice, and chronic febrile disease like various neurogenic fever. |
| Diseases | Night sweats, Fever, Chill, Cough, Thirst, Headache, Nausea, Diarrhea, Summer fever, Malaria, Pyelitis, Alternating cold and fever, Purpura, Nasal hemorrhage, Urticaria, Itching |
| Formulas | jingyobekkoto |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Gall bladder, Kidney |
| Property | Cold |
| Flavor | Bitter, Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Inferior |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for fever of deficiency type |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To remove summer-heat, to relieve consumptive fever, and to suppress malarial attacks and abate jaundice. |
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