Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat
Qing Hao 青蒿
Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae Wormwood
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Cold
- Channels Entered
- KI, LIV, GB
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae
- Chinese
- 青蒿
- Tone Marks
- qīng hāo
- Photo Note
- Qing Hao (Spring Harvest)
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 Dosage
- 3-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Overcooking decreases effectiveness
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
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.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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