Artemisia argyi, also known as bitter wormwood, is a highly valued medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It has various effects such as cooling blood and relieving pain, clearing heat and drying dampness, and anti-cancer and anti-malaria properties. Let's learn more about the medicinal value of bitter wormwood!
【Effects of Bitter Wormwood】
1. Cooling blood and relieving pain
Cooling blood and stopping bleeding is one of the important functions of bitter wormwood. When people experience symptoms such as nosebleeds and bruising followed by bleeding, they can directly grind fresh bitter wormwood and extract the juice, then mix it with hot water and take it orally.
In addition, when treating bruises, you can add Rehmannia glutinosa, Paeonia lactiflora, and Angelica sinensis to enhance its therapeutic effects.
2. Clearing heat and drying dampness
Bitter wormwood can clear heat and dampness, and it has a significant therapeutic effect on various damp-heat diseases in humans, especially symptoms such as diarrhea, white and red dysentery, and anal burning. Taking bitter wormwood can significantly improve these symptoms.
In addition, bitter wormwood also has a certain therapeutic effect on chronic hepatitis and cholecystitis in humans, but it needs to be used in combination with Pinellia ternata, Rheum palmatum, and Gardenia jasminoides.
3. Anti-cancer and anti-malaria
Bitter wormwood contains artemisinic acid and artemisinin, which are natural antiviral components. They can inhibit the damage of viruses to human tissue cells and suppress the growth of cancer cells. Taking bitter wormwood regularly can effectively prevent and fight against cancer.
In addition, artemisinin in bitter wormwood can inhibit the growth of Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, and directly kill the malaria parasites. Therefore, taking bitter wormwood can also have remarkable anti-malaria effects.
【Medicinal Value of Bitter Wormwood】
1. Treating malaria
Bitter wormwood is the preferred drug for treating malaria. Artemisinin extracted from Chinese herbal medicine has the potential to become a "combat force" in the treatment of blood system diseases. Artemisia annua is an annual medicinal plant, also known as sweet wormwood or bitter wormwood, which is mostly used to clear heat, relieve summer heat, and prevent malaria.
2. Systemic lupus erythematosus
Artemisinin has a good therapeutic effect on systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus. Moreover, artemisinin can increase the calcium ion concentration in leukemia cells, causing degeneration and necrosis of leukemia cells, thus treating leukemia. It can be said to have many functions.
3. Mosquito repellent
After drying, it can be lit and naturally burned, mainly using the smoke generated during combustion, without the need for an open flame.
Method of brewing bitter wormwood tea
Internal use: Take 2-3 qian (Chinese unit of weight) of bitter wormwood decoction or crush it into juice. It can also be used externally: drip the juice into the ears or apply it to the eyes. Bitter wormwood is not toxic, but as a Chinese herbal medicine, there are still some contraindications when using it. For example, people with weak body and spleen and stomach weakness should not take it.
In addition, postpartum blood deficiency and internal cold diarrhea should also avoid taking bitter wormwood. When brewing and drinking bitter wormwood tea, please pay attention to avoid causing harm to the body.
