Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf, Artemisia)
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Latin Name: Artemisiae Argyi Folium
Properties: bitter, acrid, warm
Actions: warms the channels and stops bleeding, relaxes the smooth muscles of bronchi, relieves cough, asthma, and resolves phlegm, dispels cold and alleviates pain, pacifies the fetus.
Medical Indications: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic hepatitis, painful or irregular menses, miscarriage, sinus imflammation
Contraindications: Yin deficiency or heat in blood
Dosage: 4 to 10 grams
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