Herb Listings
Ai Ye / Mugwort leaf | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Stop Bleeding | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Warms the womb & stops bleeding: for prolonged menstrual bleeding & uterine bleeding due to cold from deficiency.2. Warms the womb & pacifies the fetus: for restless fetus, lower abdominal pain, & vaginal bleeding as in threatened miscarriage. Also used for infertility due to a cold womb. 3. Disperses cold & alleviates pain: for cold abdominal pain, especially menstrual pain. |
MeridiansSpleen, Liver, Kidney |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of heat in the blood or yin deficiency. |