qing hao

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青蒿·Herba Artemisiae

Sweet Wormwood

About qing hao

Qing Hao (青蒿) is sweet wormwood, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Herba Artemisiae Annuae. It is bitter in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Liver, Gallbladder and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that clear Heat of the deficient kind.

Names

Pinyin	qing hao
Chinese	青蒿
Latin Name	Herba Artemisiae·Herba Artemisiae Annuae
English Name	Sweet Wormwood
Japanese	seiko
Korean	cheongho

Classification

Category: Clear Heat, Deficient Heat
Channels: Kidney, Gallbladder, Liver
Flavour: Bitter
Temperature: Cold
Part used: Wood
Family: Asteraceae
Species: Artemisia annua
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Clears Summerheat and Damp-Heat

Summerheat: low-grade fever, headache, dizziness, a stuffy oppressed chest and heavy limbs, whether or not there is sweating

Clears Deficiency Heat

Fever arising from deficient Yin or Blood, with afternoon or low-grade fever and heat in the palms, soles and chest
Steaming bone fever, particularly when the patient does not sweat
Lingering fever after a febrile illness

Clears Heat from the Ying level

Late-stage febrile disease with Heat in the Ying level: fever at night and chills by morning, thirst, a flushed face and irritability

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Nosebleed or purpuric rash caused by Heat in the Blood

Checks malarial disorders and relieves fever

Malaria-like disorders in which chills and fever alternate

Clears Liver and Gallbladder Heat and brightens the eyes

Red eyes, dizziness and sensitivity to light, from Liver Yang rising or Liver Heat

Combinations

bai bian dou + hua shi
Summerheat with dizziness, a stifling chest and fever without sweating
di gu pi + bai wei
Night sweats, afternoon fevers and fever from Blood Deficiency
yin chai hu + zhi mu
Chronic low-grade fever, the body warm to the touch with a feeling of Heat in the bones
bie jia + sheng di huang
Purpuric rashes from Blood Heat. Fever from Heat in the body's Yin regions
huang qin + zhi ban xia
Damp-Heat or Damp Summerheat malarial disorders with intense fevers, nausea and a stifling chest
bie jia
Late stage of a Warm febrile disease, Yin Fluids already damaged and the pathogen still hidden deep in the Yin level: night fever with morning chills, fever that subsides without sweating, emaciation, a rapid pulse and a red tongue with scant coating
xiao chai hu tang
Malaria, chills alternating with fever
bie jia + zhi mu + qin jiao
Yin Deficient Heat.
bie jia + sheng di huang + mu dan pi
Ying-level Heat with persistent feverish sensations
he ye
Summerheat or Damp-Heat.
che qian cao
Infants with Summerheat or Damp-Heat
ju hua + shi jue ming + jue ming zi + huang qin
Eye disorders.
yin chen hao + huang bai + che qian zi + zhi zi
Jaundice.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 3-12g; For stronger Heat clearing: up to 24g; For malaria: 20-40g; Tincture: 1-4ml	3-12 g	—	1-4 ml	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Watery diarrhea
contraindication Weak digestion
contraindication Food stagnation
contraindication Blood deficiency after childbirth
contraindication Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach, including loose stools from Cold, which its cold nature can aggravate
contraindication Patterns without Deficiency Heat

Interactions

Caution with

da huang Avoid combining with Da Huang (rhubarb root)
dang gui Avoid combining with Dang Gui (Chinese angelica root)
sheng di huang Avoid giving together with Dang Gui and Sheng Di Huang to someone whose postnatal Spleen and Stomach are deficient

Drug interactions

Antifungal medicines, including griseofulvin, nystatin, ketoconazole, fluconazole and itraconazole: a possible interaction
Calcium channel blockers (nifedipine, amlodipine, diltiazem, verapamil): a possible interaction

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