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Artemisiae Lactiflorae Herba

White mugwort

鸭脚艾 〔鴨腳艾〕 yā jiǎo ài

Alternate English names: duck-foot mugwort

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Artemisia lactiflora Wall. ex DC.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet and acrid; balanced; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and relieves cough; quickens the blood and harmonizes stasis. Treats headache; cough; diarrhea; bloody stool; bloody urine; amenorrhea; vaginal discharge; postpartum abdominal pain; painful swollen yīn flat-abscesses (yīn jū); injury from knocks and falls; burns and scalds.

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