Qing-hao-gen, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The root of Artemisia annua L., a plant of the Asteraceae family, distributed in various parts of China. It has the functions of clearing heat and eliminating dampness, drying dampness and relieving pain, and cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat fever and bone steaming, joint soreness, and bloody stools.
NMM ID | nmm-07a1 |
Systematic Name | Artemisia annua Root |
Systematic Chinese Name | 黄花蒿根（huáng huā hāo gēn） |
Generic Name | Qing-hao-gen |
Generic Chinese Name | 青蒿根（qīng hāo gēn） |
Standardized Translation | Artemisia annua Root (NMM-07A1, Qing-hao-gen) |
Standardized Chinese Translation | 黄花蒿根（NMM-07A1，青蒿根） |
NMM Type | plant |
Species Origins | Artemisia annua | 黄花蒿 |
Medicinal Parts | root | 根 |
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Systematic Name Explanation | This Natural Medicinal Material is derived from the "National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Terminology Achievement Transformation and Standard Promotion" project. Qing-hao-gen, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The root of Artemisia annua L., a plant of the Asteraceae family, distributed in various parts of China. It has the functions of clearing heat and eliminating dampness, drying dampness and relieving pain, and cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat fever and bone steaming, joint soreness, and bloody stools. |
Generic Name Explanation | NMMGN follows the Chinese name of the "National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Terminology Achievement Transformation and Standard Promotion" project. |
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Efficacy and Functions
Clearing heat and resolving dampness, drying dampness and relieving obstruction, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.
Indications
Steaming bones due to overwork, sore and painful joints, and bloody stools.
Dosage and Administration
Internal administration: Decoction, 3-15g.
Relevant Discussion
"Dian Nan Ben Cao": "Used for treating bone-steaming due to overwork and heat, joint soreness, and bloody stools."
"Dian Nan Ben Cao": "Used for treating fever in blood consumption; one qian of Artemisia annua root, one qian of Lycium barbarum bark, one qian of Bupleurum root (fried), one qian of Trionyx shell (roasted), one qian of Dendrobium stem. Add one qian of willow twig from Qingming Festival, decoct, and take with child's urine as a vehicle."
Clinical Applications
1、治虚痨发热：青蒿根一钱，地骨皮一钱，柴胡根一钱（炒），鳖甲一钱（炙），石斛一钱。引用清明柳一钱，煨，点童便服。（《滇南本草》）
- Treatment for febrile tuberculosis: Qinghao root 1 qian, Digupi 1 qian, Chaihu root 1 qian (fried), Biejia 1 qian (roasted), Shihu 1 qian. Add Qingmingliu 1 qian, decoct, and administer with child's urine. (From "Yunnan Materia Medica")
2. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: Qinghao root 15-30g, cow tail or pig feet 7 inches. Stew for about 2 hours, take before meals. (From "Fujian Materia Medica")
Processing and Preparation
Harvest and process: collect in autumn and winter, wash, cut into sections, and dry in the sun.
Botanical Information
Species: Artemisia annua, a plant in the Asteraceae family.
Morphological Characteristics
Annual herb, 40-150cm tall. The whole plant has a strong volatile oil odor. Stem erect, longitudinally striped, much branched, smooth and glabrous. Basal leaves lie flat on the ground and wither at flowering; stem leaves alternate, green when young, turning yellowish-brown when old, glabrous, with short petioles, becoming sessile upwards; leaf blades usually tripinnately dissected, segments short and slender, with minute powdery soft hairs, dark green above, pale green beneath, with tiny hairs or powdery glandular spots; leaf axis with narrow wings on both sides; upper stem leaves gradually become smaller and linear. Heads small, spherical, about 2mm in diameter, with slender soft pedicels, numerous, arranged in panicles; involucre small, globular; all florets tubular, yellow, female florets surrounding central bisexual ones. Achenes elliptical. Flowering from August to October, fruiting from October to November.
Distribution Area
Distributed throughout northern and southern China.
Growing Environment
Grows in open fields, mountain slopes, roadsides, riverbanks, and similar habitats.