Mugwort Ai Ye Folium Artemisiae Argyi
Properties: bitter, acrid, warm
Channels: Spleen,
Liver, Kidney
Functions:
Warms the channels and stops bleeding; For coldness, bruising easily,
pale tongue, prolonged menstrual bleeding, nose bleed: Moxa Ren 8
Disperses cold and stops pain; for irregular painful menses with
cold in uterine area: Moxa Ren 3,4,5.
Warms the uterus and calms the
restless fetus
For weak and deep pulse, low back pain with menses,
prior miscarriages, exhaustion and coldness: Moxa Du20, K3, ST36
Use
moxa stick externally to draw out heat for eczema.
Internal use
Dosage for decoction: 3-10 g.
Caution: Heat signs, Yin
Deficiency, Heat in the Blood
Research: Moxabustion
performed at the point Urinary Bladder 67 was shown to help correct the
breech position during pregnancy.
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