Artemisia argyi is the whole plant of the Asteraceae plant Artemisia argyi. It has the effects of clearing heat and dampness, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding. It is commonly used to treat symptoms such as lung heat cough, sore throat, and damp heat jaundice.
Gallbladder Stasis and Jaundice
Artemisia argyi contains bile-lowering components such as artemisinin and artemetin, which can significantly increase bile flow in patients with cholelithiasis, reduce cholesterol content in bile, and prevent the formation of cholesterol stones.
Liver Protection
Artemisia argyi decoction has a protective effect on liver damage, reducing serum transaminase activity, alleviating liver cell swelling, ballooning degeneration, fatty degeneration, and necrosis. This is due to its components such as artemisinin, dimethoxy coumarin, and artemetin.
Lowering Blood Lipids
Artemisia argyi can effectively reduce the cholesterol concentration and β-lipoprotein content in patients with hyperlipidemia, and also significantly reduce the cholesterol content in the aortic wall, which is beneficial for lowering blood lipids.
Antibacterial
Artemisia argyi has a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria such as Shigella, Streptococcus hemolyticus, pneumococcus, diphtheria bacillus, bovine and human type tuberculosis bacillus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, pathogenic filaments, as well as fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger.
