青蒿·Herba Artemisiae
Sweet Wormwood
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.
| Pinyin | qing hao |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 青蒿 |
| Latin Name | Herba Artemisiae·Herba Artemisiae Annuae |
| English Name | Sweet Wormwood |
| Japanese | seiko |
| Korean | cheongho |
Summerheat with dizziness, a stifling chest and fever without sweating
Night sweats, afternoon fevers and fever from Blood Deficiency
Chronic low-grade fever, the body warm to the touch with a feeling of Heat in the bones
Purpuric rashes from Blood Heat. Fever from Heat in the body's Yin regions
Damp-Heat or Damp Summerheat malarial disorders with intense fevers, nausea and a stifling chest
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
Yin Deficient Heat.
bie jia + sheng di huang + mu dan pi
Ying-level Heat with persistent feverish sensations
Summerheat or Damp-Heat.
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.
| 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 | — | — |