Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po  ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scopariaLocal varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most effective, although the herb is most used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: C. Clear Damp Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: (TCM)-Special for Jaundice; used for both Heat-Damp or Cold-Damp Jaundice–Infectious icteric hepatitis (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)-Urinary obstruction-sores with exudation and itching2. Clears Lung Heat: (Tibetan)-heat type Cough and Sore Throat-‘Febrile disease caused by Cold’ (Chen Cang Qi)3. Moves Qi, Disperses Stagnation: (TCM)-‘disperses hidden mass’ (Ming Yi Bie Lu)-‘hard mass in the abdomen of a woman’ (Da Ming)-also for Trauma Dose: Decoction: 9–30 grams Substitute: European Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) can be used for most uses of Yin Chen Hao. Main Combinations: 1. Jaundice:i. from Damp-Heat, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Gardenia Zhi Zi and Rhubarbii. from Cold-Damp, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Ginger and Poria Fu Lingiii. from Damp obstruction, Artemisia Yin Chen Hao with Magnolia Hou Po2. Hepatitis B,…

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