As a medicine, the whole herb has the functions of warming channels, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and resisting allergy. Artemisia argyi leaves are dried and mashed to make "moxa wool", which can be made into moxa sticks for moxibustion and can also be used as raw materials for "inkpad".
Whole grass is used as an insect-killing insecticide or smoked tobacco as a room disinfection and insecticide. Buds and seedlings are used as vegetables. Artemisia argyi powder is dried and crushed, which is a high-quality feed additive for livestock and poultry. It can also be used as a natural plant dye.
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Born in wasteland, roadside, riverside and hillside in middle and low altitude areas, it is also found in forest grassland and grassland areas, and local areas are the dominant species of plant communities. Artemisia argyi is easy to reproduce and grow, has strong adaptability to climate and soil, is cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, likes warm and humid climate, and grows better in moist and fertile soil.
Artificial cultivation in hilly and low mountainous areas, the growth period is 24-30℃, when the temperature is higher than 30℃, the stems are easy to age, branch and aggravate pests and diseases; When the temperature is lower than -3℃ in winter, the growth of ratoons is not good. ?
Artemisia argyi leaves are dried and mashed to make "moxa wool", which can be made into moxa sticks for moxibustion and can also be used as raw materials for "inkpad". In addition, the whole grass can be used as insecticidal pesticide or fumigation as indoor disinfection and insecticide.
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Baidu encyclopedia-wormwood