Artemisia Scoparia - yin chen

Artemisia Scoparia
[yin chen]
Chinese herbal medicine
Other names: Artemisiae Scopariae, Artemisiae Scopariae, Artemisiae Scopariae HerbaMain effects: Clearing away dampness and heat, promoting bile secretion and relieving jaundice
Artemisiae Scopariae is a Chinese herbal medicine for clearing away heat and dampness. It helps discharge bile, eliminates jaundice, and relieves liver inflammation. It is mainly used to improve symptoms such as yellow urine and skin caused by dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder. It is also often used as an auxiliary treatment for hepatitis. Artemisiae Scopariae is mainly produced in Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi and North China. Among them, the quality of products produced in Longnan, Gansu and Huayin, Shaanxi is the best. The tender seedlings picked in spring have the most outstanding medicinal effects.
Artemisiae Scopariae is bitter, pungent and slightly cold in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder meridians.
Artemisia capillaris can relieve jaundice by clearing away dampness and heat. It is a key medicinal material for treating jaundice and is suitable for two types of jaundice: Yang jaundice (bright yellow like orange peel, often accompanied by fever and constipation) and Yin jaundice (dark yellow, often accompanied by fear of cold and diarrhea). In addition, it can relieve skin itching and is often used to treat skin problems caused by dampness and heat such as eczema and skin ulcers. Effects Artemisia capillaris can relieve discomfort caused by excessive dampness and heat, such as yellow urine, yellow skin and eyes like orange peel. It can promote bile secretion to help excrete excess bilirubin in the body, improve jaundice, and regulate liver and gallbladder function. What are the main effects and clinical applications of Artemisia capillaris? Artemisia capillaris is mainly used to treat jaundice (yellowing skin and eyes), yellow urine and low urine volume, as well as physical discomfort caused by hot and humid weather. It can also improve skin eczema and itching. Jaundice
For the treatment of damp-heat type jaundice (yellow skin with bright color), "it is often used together with Gardenia and Rhubarb; ·For the treatment of cold-damp type jaundice (yellow skin with dark color), it is often used with warm herbs such as Aconite and Dry Ginger.
For the itching of wet sores, you can boil water to wash the skin alone, or use it together with antipruritic herbs such as Phellodendron, Sophora flavescens, Kochia scoparia.