Herb

Mugwort Leaf (Ai ye)

艾叶ai ye
1 sourceFolium Artemisiae Argyi

Warms the channels and staunches bleeding, dispels cold and damp to relieve abdominal pain, and calms the fetus; the principal moxa herb.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·艾·主治（《别录》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载艾叶灸百病，可作煎，止吐血下痢、下部䘌疮、妇人漏血、利阴气、生肌肉、辟风寒、使人有子；甄权谓止崩血肠痔血、搨金疮、止腹痛、安胎；大明谓治带下、止霍乱转筋；李时珍谓温中逐冷除湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微温，无毒（《别录》）；李时珍谓苦而辛、生温熟热、可升可降、阳也，入足太阴、厥阴、少阴之经。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肝（足厥阴）, 肾（足少阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类·艾（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·气味（《别录》叶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·气味（时珍·入足太阴厥阴少阴之经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·主治（甄权·安胎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·艾·发明（苏颂·毒发热气冲上不可妄服）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.