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Ai Ye 艾葉
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pharm Name
Artemisiae Argyi Folium
common name
Mugwort Leaf
category
Regulate Blood
subcategory
Stop Bleeding
ingredients
taste
Bitter, Acrid
pao Zhi
Charred to enhance entry
temperature
Warm
action / Indication
  1. Warms the channels and the uterus and stops bleeding: used to treat menorrhagia and prolonged uterine bleeding from deficiency cold. May also be used for nosebleeds or vomiting blood.
  2. Benefits the fetus: used to stabilize the pregnancy when bleeding or cramping threatens a miscarriage.
  3. Warms the channels, dispels cold, and stops pain: used to treat abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, infertility, and leukorrhea, due to cold in the womb.
  4. Clears dampness and relieves itching: when used as an external wash for eczema and itching.
  5. Reduces phlegm, coughing and wheezing: when used as an essential oil.
treatment Principles
Warms the Uterus
Stops Bleeding
Warms the Channels
Benefits the Fetus
Dispels Cold
Alleviates Pain
contra indication
Caution in blood deficiency or yin deficiency heat.
dosages
3-9g, decocted. 0.1 ml 3 times per day, as an essential oil for internal consumption. Use topically as a wash or moxa. May be processed with vinegar, or charred.
meridians
LIV, SP, KID
tom's Comment
  1. Ai Ye calms the fetus by warming. It has no tonifying action and will not address the underlying cause of the cold. Ai Ye is used to make Ai Rong (Moxa).
  2. Ai Ye Tan (Charred Ai Ye) has enhanced Stop Bleeding ability due to Cold.
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