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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Artemisia annua L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Artemisia apiacea Hance; Artemisia annua L.*; Artemisia capillaris Thunb.; Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kitaib.; Artemisia japonica Thunb.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; cold.

Actions and indications: Brightens the eyes, clears summerheat, abates heat (fever), and repels foulness. Treats steaming bone taxation heat effusion; vacuity heat and heart vexation; night sweating; enduring malaria and dysentery; childbirth taxation.

See: Qīng hāo (青蒿 Artemisiae Annuae Herba, sweet wormwood)

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