Wormwood

Wormwood

HerbaArtemisiaeScopariae

Capillarywoodherb

[alias] mianyinchen, Baihao, Ronghao, songmaoai.

[source] Artemisia capillaris Thunb.

[plant morphology] perennial herbs or subshrubs. Stem erect, 0.5-1m high, base lignified, surface yellowish brown, with longitudinal stripes, many branches; when young, all have brown filiform hair, after growth, nearly glabrous. The leaves are 1-3-lobed, the lower lobes are wide and short, often covered with short silky hairs; the middle lobes are slender and hairy, about 1 mm wide; the upper lobes are divided, 3-lobed or undivided, nearly glabrous. The inflorescence is small and many, dense into a complex raceme; involucral bracts 3-4 layers, glabrous, outer layer ovate, inner layer elliptic, central green, edge membranous; flowers yellow, tubular, outer layer 3-5, female, fertile, inner layer 5-7, bisexual, sterile. Achene oblong, about 0.8mm long, glabrous. The flowering period is from September to October and the fruiting period is from October to December.

Born on hillside and roadside. It is distributed all over the country.

[harvesting] in spring, when the height of seedlings is 6-10 cm, the old stems and impurities are removed and dried in the sun.

[chemical constituents] it contains 6,7-dimethyl-esculetin and volatile oil. The main components in the oil are a-pinene, capillin, capillinene, capillanol, capillarisin and chlorogenic acid.

[flavor] slightly cold, pungent and bitter.

[indications] clearing away dampness and heat, and relieving jaundice. It is used for jaundice, oliguria, pruritus, infectious jaundice hepatitis.

[note] Artemisia selengensis Arte misiascopariaWadldst.etKit The seedlings of. Are used as Herba Artemisiae Scopariae.