Artemisiae Argyi is a common traditional Chinese medicinal herb with multiple effects. Different diseases require different medications, so the choice of medicine also varies. Let's take a look at the benefits of drinking Artemisiae Argyi infused water.
Benefits of Drinking Artemisiae Argyi Infused Water
Actually, it is best to boil the herb in water and then in alcohol, and then collect the extract. You can take a small amount each time and dilute it with hot water. One of the important functions of Artemisiae Argyi is to dry dampness.
Effects of Artemisiae Argyi
1. Drying dampness and invigorating the spleen, used for dampness obstructing the middle burner. Artemisiae Argyi is good at drying spleen dampness and is most suitable for symptoms such as distension and fullness in the epigastrium, poor appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and dysfunction. It is often combined with Hou Po and Chen Pi, such as Ping Wei San. If there is damp-heat or damp-warmth syndrome, it can be combined with heat-clearing herbs to resolve dampness and clear heat. It can also be used for phlegm-dampness or edema caused by dampness overflow.
2. Dispelling wind and dampness, used for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, with symptoms such as swelling and pain in the feet and knees, weakness and flaccidity. Artemisiae Argyi is pungent, dispersing, warm, and drying, and can dispel wind and dampness. It is suitable for bi syndrome with predominant cold-dampness. It can also be used for external contraction of wind-cold-damp pathogens, with more severe limb soreness, combined with Qiang Huo, Fang Feng, and Xi Xin. If there is damp-heat descending, with swelling and pain in the feet and knees, weakness and flaccidity, it should be combined with Huang Bai to achieve the effect of cold and warmth, known as Er Miao San.
3. Improving eyesight, used for night blindness and blurred vision. It can be used alone or cooked with pig liver or sheep liver for consumption.
Pharmacological Effects of Artemisiae Argyi
Artemisiae Argyi contains volatile oil, with the main components being a mixture of Artemisia alcohol and Mugwort alcohol in crystalline form. It also contains a small amount of Artemisia ketone and vitamin A. It has the effects of fumigation disinfection, lowering blood sugar, sedation, hepatoprotection, cholagogue, and anti-ulcer. Vitamin A can prevent night blindness and corneal softening caused by vitamin A deficiency. Artemisia alcohol and Mugwort alcohol are effective antiviral components.
