Herb
Huang hua hao (Artemisia annua)
黄花蒿huang hua hao
1 sourceArtemisia annua L.
Recorded for childhood wind-cold fright-heat, and the seed for taxation, rousing the appetite and checking night sweats.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·黄花蒿·主治（叶·时珍）
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：时珍谓叶主小儿风寒惊热；大明谓子治劳、下气开胃、止盗汗及邪气鬼毒。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，凉，无毒（叶）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·黄花蒿·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·黄花蒿·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·黄花蒿·气味（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·隰草类上·黄花蒿·主治（叶·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·隰草类上·黄花蒿·主治（子·大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.