It is the dried leaf of Artemisia argyi in Compositae. Artemisia argyi is a perennial herb with a height of 45 ~ 120 cm. The stems are erect, round, hard, woody at the base, covered with gray fur, and branched from the middle above. Growing on roadsides, grasslands, wilderness, etc. There are also growers. In spring and summer, when the flowers are not in bloom and the leaves are flourishing, they are picked, dried in the sun or dried in the shade.
Efficacy and function of Artemisia argyi leaves
1, regulating qi and blood
Wormwood is bitter, dry and pungent, and can regulate qi and blood, warm meridians, dispel cold and dampness, and stop cold pain. It is an important medicine in gynecology. It can be used for the treatment of epigastric pain, irregular menstruation and infertility due to cold uterus, such as Aifu Nuangong Pill. Stir-frying charcoal to stop bleeding can be used to treat menorrhagia, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia due to deficiency-cold, and missed pregnancy, such as Jiao Tang Ai. This product is mashed and made into moxa sticks and moxa sticks. External moxibustion can dispel cold, relieve pain and warm qi and blood. External washing with decoction can cure wet sores and scabies, eliminate dampness and relieve itching.
2. Treat bronchitis.
You can use mugwort oil capsules, 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day, 10 is 1 course of treatment, and you can take it for 2-4 courses, which has a good effect on chronic bronchitis and cough and asthma. You can also use fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi 1000g, clean and chop, soak in 4000ml water for 4-6 hours, decoct, filter and concentrate to about 3000ml. Take 40 ml each time, three times a day, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of chronic bronchitis, such as expectoration, asthma, cold limbs and pale tongue.
3. Treat irregular menstruation
Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Poria, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Arillus Longan, cuttlefish bone each10g, Cortex et Radix Polygalae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Aucklandiae, charcoal of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and charcoal of palm each 6g, Radix Astragali15g, Radix Ginseng 3g, 3 slices of ginger and 4 pieces of jujube, and decocted with water. It has a good effect on prolonging menstrual period caused by qi deficiency.
Step 4 treat infertility
A medicated diet made of Folium Artemisiae Argyi has a good therapeutic effect on infertility caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yang. Usage: Take 2 quails, remove hair and viscera, donkey-hide gelatin 65438±05g, dodder antler glue 65438 00g, ginseng 65438 00g, Ligusticum Chuanxiong 65438 00g and Artemisia argyi 30g. First, decoct Semen Cuscutae, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Ginseng in water to get 250 ml of juice, then put quail and medicinal juice into a steaming bowl, stew them thoroughly in water, and add donkey-hide gelatin and colla cornus Cervi to eat meat and drink soup while it is hot.
5. Acupuncture
Wormwood is often used in acupuncture. To treat facial paralysis, dry folium Artemisiae Argyi is rubbed into a pile as big as peanuts, 8 pieces of ginger with 20 cents are taken, a few holes are punched in the center of the ginger with a needle, and moxa sticks are placed on it. First, moxibustion is performed at Shimonoseki point, and then it is repeatedly moved from Shimonoseki point to cheek car point. When moving, the ginger can't leave the skin. Three times of strong ginger moxibustion is appropriate for each tablet. It is advisable for patients to endure moxibustion until their skin is warm and red. Moxibustion 1 time every day, 7 days for 1 course of treatment (facial paralysis patients with mouth askew to the left, moxibustion to the right; Conversely, moxibustion on the left).
Step 6 lose weight
Operation method: light one end of the moxa stick and smoke it for about x 10 minutes until it turns red locally. 1 time per day, 1 time is1course of treatment. Generally, 3 to 5 courses of treatment can play an effective role in losing weight.
The purchase of mugwort leaves
Dry leaves, mostly withered and broken, and short stems. The leaves are slightly pinnately divided, and the edges of the lobes have irregular coarse serrations. It's grayish green and fluffy on the top, and dense grayish white fluff on the bottom. Soft. The smell is fragrant, but the taste is slightly bitter. It's better to be gray, fluffy and fragrant below.
Storage of mugwort leaves
After drying in the shade, put it in a cool, dry and ventilated place.
Edible method of folium artemisiae argyi
Oral administration: decoction, 1 ~ 3 yuan; Take pills, powder or mashed juice.
External use: Mash wool and make it into a wok, or make it into moxa sticks for moxibustion, tamping, decocting in water, fumigating and washing, or frying and ironing.