Snow Mountain Artemisia has the effects of anti-inflammatory, pain relief, dispelling wind and dampness. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, falls and injuries, swelling and pain, and toothache. Now let's take a look at the botanical morphology of Snow Mountain Artemisia and some precautions.
【Efficacy and Functions of Snow Mountain Artemisia】
Snow Mountain Artemisia has the effects of anti-inflammatory, pain relief, dispelling wind and dampness. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, falls and injuries, swelling and pain, and toothache.
1. Various pain symptoms: Snow Mountain Artemisia is pungent, warm, and dispersing. It can dispel wind and dampness, activate blood circulation, and especially good at relieving pain. It is a good medicine for treating various types of pain.
2. Abscesses, ulcers, swellings, and bites from insects and snakes: Snow Mountain Artemisia can use poison to counteract poison, promote blood circulation, and relieve pain. It can be applied externally with alcohol to treat abscesses, ulcers, swellings, venomous insect and snake bites, bee stings, etc.
【Botanical Morphology of Snow Mountain Artemisia】
Snow Mountain Artemisia is a perennial herb with a height of about 90 centimeters. Its rhizome is inverted cone-shaped. The stem has short, appressed hairs.
The leaves are alternate, petiolate, palmately divided, with lobes that are feathery and shallowly divided, or have coarse teeth. The upper surface is green with a few short hairs, while the lower surface is light green and nearly hairless.
The inflorescence is cymose, with many flowers. There are 2 small bracts, nearly linear, above the middle of the flower stalk. There are 5 sepals, petaloid, yellow-green, with one sepal on top shaped like a helmet.
【Precautions】
1. Snow Mountain Artemisia is highly toxic. When taken internally, it must be processed and the dosage should be strictly controlled. It should not be taken internally without being processed.
2. Pregnant women, the elderly, children, as well as patients with heart disease and ulcer are advised not to take it.
3. Avoid eating raw, cold food, legumes, beef, and mutton during the medication.
4. The alcoholic preparation should not be taken internally.
5. The symptoms of poisoning mainly include strong stimulation of the vagus nerve, salivation, vomiting, abdominal pain, arrhythmia, hypotension, shock, difficulty breathing, convulsions, and coma. It can lead to death due to circulatory and respiratory failure.
