Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Clears Deficient Heat:-Deficient Heat; Heat that has penetrated deeply into the body and is damaging the Blood or Yin-Fever from deficiency, especially after Febrile disease; ‘Steaming Bone Disorder’; Tuberculosis2. Clears Heat and Toxin from the Blood:-boils, abscesses, itch, scabies-Bleeding from Heat; Purpuric rashes during Fever-red, sore and inflamed eyes-has been used for Lupus, SLE (Duke)-Malaria: the whole herb has been stated to be more effective than artemisinin and can be taken as an anti-malarial preventative (Duke)3. Clears Summer-heat:-a special herb in TCM for ‘Summer-heat’; heat disease during the hotter months with Fever, headache, dizziness4. Kills Worms:-Worms and Parasites5. Externally:-used topically for Eczema and Urticaria Dose: Decoction: 3–9 grams (20–40 grams for Malaria and SLE); added in the last 5 minutes (do not boil for long)Artemisinin is given in doses of 300mg/day for SLE and…

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