Artemisia, Mugwort, Ai Ye Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort Damanka (Ayurveda)Birenjafif (Unani)Khan nag འཁན་ནག་ (Tibet) Artemisia argyi, Chinese Mugwort, Ai Ye 艾叶 Ai Ye (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Artemisia (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) Flora von Deutschland (29), Kohler, 1887 Botanical name: Artemisia vulgarisRed and White varieties were traditionally known.The Chinese Mugwort is principally derived from A. argyi. However, nearly 2 dozen local species supply the market including A. mongolica, A. princeps, A. stolonifera, A. indica. In Northern parts of China, A. vulgaris and Artemisia vulgaris var. xizangensis are used. Parts used: Herb; root is used for Arthritic conditions Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitteropens, discusses Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD.   2J. RAREFYING3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3Q. ANTHELMINTIC4e. STOMACHIC.   4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Warms the Womb, Stops Bleeding, Promotes Menstruation: (TCM, West)-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, associated with Cold or Blood stagnation (West)-Uterine Bleeding, prolonged Menstruation associated with Coldness of the Womb. (TCM)-Infertility (TCM, West)-Labor Pains, Restless Fetus (TCM, West)-promotes Birth and Afterbirth (West)-the effect in stopping Bleeding was used for Trauma in the West-internally, and externally in Baths and Douches etc.2. Clears Wind-Damp, Calms Spasms: (West)-Epilepsy, Shaking, Tremors; ‘Mugwort cures shaking of the joints inclining to Palsy’…

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