Herb
E hao (an Artemisia)
䕲蒿e hao
1 source
Recorded for breaking blood and downbearing qi, taken cooked.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·䕲蒿·主治（藏器）
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：藏器谓主破血下气，煮食之。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·䕲蒿·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·䕲蒿·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·隰草类上·䕲蒿·气味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·隰草类上·䕲蒿·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.