Ai Ye - 艾叶 - Folium Artemisiae Argyi - Mugwort Leaf

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Folium Artemisiae Argyi
Common English:	Argyi Wormwood Leaf Artemisia Mugwort Leaf

Category

Herbs That Regulate Blood: Herbs That Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid (Aromatic)	Warm	Spleen Liver Kidney (Lung)	3-10g Tincture 1-4ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Calms the fetus, Stops bleeding, Warms the channels, Warms the womb	Excess and/or prolonged menstrual bleeding due to Deficiency Cold Restless fetus, lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding (threatened miscarriage) Infertility due to Cold womb
Disperses Cold and alleviates pain	Cold abdominal pain Cold menstrual pain
Eliminates Dampness and stops itching	Decocted and applied externally as a wash for skin problems marked by Dampness and itching
Resolves Phlegm and stops cough and asthma	As an extracted oil for wheezing, and coughing with profuse sputum

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Colla Corii Asini E Jiao	Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang	Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Fresh Cacumen Platycladi Xian Ce Bai Ye (Fol. Nelumbinis) (He Ye)
Heavy, painful periods due to Cold obstruction. Prolonged uterine bleeding and menorrhagia. Bleeding during pregnancy or postpartum bleeding. Restless fetus and threatened miscarriage with cold abdominal pain.	Abdominal and menstrual pain due to Cold. Prolonged uterine bleeding. Deficiency Cold of the Middle Jiao with epigastric and abdominal Cold pain.	Epistaxis, hemoptysis, or hematemesis due to Blood Heat.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu	Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi	Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
Abdominal pain from Deficiency Cold and Stagnant Qi.	Cold-Damp itching skin lesions. Eczema.	A severely Cold Womb from Deficiency.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang	Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao	Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
Profuse menstrual bleeding from Deficiency and Cold.	Excessive loss of Blood and profuse bleeding due to Deficiency Cold.	Unstable pregnancy with vaginal bleeding due to Deficiency Cold.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
Deficiency Cold of the Lower Jiao with Cold and pain and irregular menstruation with pain.	Severe Deficiency Cold of the Lower abdomen.

Notes

1. Warm Dry-fried Mugwort Leaves Chao Ai Ye may be placed over the umbilicus to relieve coldness and pain in the lower abdomen, including abdominal coldness and pain in women after childbirth.
2. Its capacity to warm and penetrate the channels is the reason this herb serves as the chief ingredient of moxa.
3. In Japan, this herb is regarded as beneficial for tonifying Blood.
4. According to some sources, this herb regulates the movement of Qi and Blood.
5. Research has demonstrated that this herb inhibits cancer cell growth.
6. It is thought to ease and improve symptoms in cancer patients and to keep their conditions from worsening.
7. In deficient patients, the herb can be decocted in water or formed into pills with Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua and taken on an empty Stomach.
8. To treat warts, apply the fresh herb to the lesions several times a day until the warts drop off on their own.
9. It has been employed in the treatment of goiter.
10. The herb activates the Dai and Yang Wei channels and enters the Ren channel.
11. It is used to treat type 1, or immediate, allergic reactions.
12. Together with Cx. Cinnamomi Cassiae Rou Gui, this herb treats Cold abdominal pain, particularly when due to Deficiency. This herb works best for Cold-Damp abdominal pain, whereas Rou Gui works best for cold extremities. In addition, this herb stops bleeding, regulates menstruation and calms the fetus, while Rou Gui activates Blood, stimulates the uterus and does not stop bleeding.
13. Ai Ye and Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum Pao Jiang both warm the channels and stop bleeding. Ai Ye works on the Lower Jiao, whereas Pao Jiang mainly warms Deficiency Cold in the Middle Jiao.
14. Compared with the dried leaves, Fresh Mugwort Leaves Xian Ai Ye are milder and less warming, making them better suited to cooling the Blood and stopping bleeding.
15. Dry-fried Mugwort Leaves Chao Ai Ye are Hot instead of Warm and disperse Cold more strongly. When prepared with vinegar, they can enter the Liver to stop pain and are used for dysmenorrhea or infertility due to Cold in the Womb.
16. Charred Mugwort Leaves Ai Ye Tan enter the Blood to warm the channels, disperse Cold and restrain and inhibit bleeding. They are highly effective for heavy periods and menorrhagia.