艾叶·Folium Artemisiae Argyi
Mugwort Leaf
Ai Ye (艾叶) is the leaf of Chinese mugwort, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Folium Artemisiae Argyi. It is bitter and acrid in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding. It is also the leaf burned in moxibustion.
| Pinyin | ai ye |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 艾叶 |
| Latin Name | Folium Artemisiae Argyi |
| English Name | Mugwort Leaf·mugwort leaf; artemisia·artemisia |
| Japanese | gaiyi |
| Korean | aeyeop |
Cold obstruction causing heavy, painful menstruation; menorrhagia and drawn-out uterine bleeding; bleeding in pregnancy or after childbirth; threatened miscarriage and restless fetus with cold pain in the abdomen
Cold causing pain of the abdomen and menses; drawn-out uterine bleeding; Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold with cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen
sheng di huang + xian ce bai ye + he ye
Blood Heat causing epistaxis, hemoptysis or hematemesis
Deficiency Cold with Qi Stagnation, causing abdominal pain
Itchy skin lesions from Cold-Damp; eczema
Deficiency leading to severe Cold in the Womb
Deficiency and Cold causing heavy menstrual flow
Deficiency Cold with heavy bleeding and marked loss of Blood
e jiao + dang gui + bai shao + sheng di huang + gan cao + chuan xiong
Unstable pregnancy from Deficiency Cold, with vaginal bleeding
xiang fu + chuan xiong + dang gui + bai shao
Lower Jiao Deficiency Cold with cold and pain, and painful, irregular menses
xiang fu + chuan xiong + dang gui + bai shao + wu zhu yu + rou gui + huang qi + xu duan
Marked Deficiency Cold affecting the lower abdomen
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; Tincture 1-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 1-4 ml | — | — |