Qing Hao (Wormwood)

Herb 6 of 7 in Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat

Photo Note:

Qing Hao (Spring Harvest)

Channels:

KI, LIV, GB

Properties:

Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae

Chinese:

青蒿

Tone Marks:

qīng hāo

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clears Summer-Heat
  Low fever, stifling sensation in chest, headache, dizziness, heavy limbs, with or without sweating
• Treats Malaria and Resolves Heat
  Alternating fever and chills (use large fresh dose)
• Clears Yin Xu Heat and Blood Xu Heat
  Steaming bone fever without sweating, afternoon fever, constant low grade fever, five palms heat. Its bitter coldness does not injure the stomach, the yin or the blood.
• Cools Blood and Stops Bleeding
  Chronic febrile disorders where heat enters Ying level, nighttime fevers and chills in the morning, thirst, flushed face, irritability, no sweating, nosebleeds, purpuric rash
• Clears Liver and Gall Bladder Heat and Brightens Eyes
  Red eyes, dizziness, photophobia due to Liver Yang rising, eye disorders

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Overcooking decreases effectiveness

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• None Noted
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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 3-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
• 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)

Chinese Herb Notes

• Qing Hao is proven effective for malaria and some cancer cell lines by breaking down cell walls.
• Fresh herb is best, heat destroys active constituents.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang (Artemisia Annua and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders
• Qing Gu San (Cool the Bones Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from Deficiency
• Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang (Artemisia Annua and Soft Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from Deficiency