Ai Ye
艾葉 ài yè, "mugwort leaf, artemisia"

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Caution with Blood Heat or Yin deficiency;		Meridians: Spleen , Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: Char to enhance its warming and hemostatic properties; In its raw form it is neutral and may be combined with other herbs that cool the blood;		Quality: Good quality - grey-white in color, aromatic, and has a thick, hairy texture;
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (6) ài fù nuǎn gōng wán (Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb) bǎi yè tāng (Biota Twig Decoction) dīng xiāng jiāo ài tāng (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jiāo ài tāng (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction) sì shēng wán (Four-Fresh Pill)

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Pharmaceutical: Folium Artemesiae Argyi

Botanical: Artemisia argyi Levl. & Vant.

Japanese: gaiyì

Korean: aeyeop

Common: mugwort leaf, artemesia leaf

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Disperses Cold and Alleviates pain. 1 comment

	+1 Veronica Rogers (Rootdown Staff) Stops uterine bleeding due to Cold from deficiency add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Eliminates dampness and stops itching add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Pacifies the fetus. add comment

	-1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Warms the Womb. add comment

	+1 Veronica Rogers (Rootdown Staff) -prolonged menstrual bleeding add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Skin problems marked by dampness and itching (external wash) add comment

Ai Ye艾葉 ài yè, "mugwort leaf, artemisia"