Saussurea involucrata, a Artemisia scoparia, belongs to Compositae. Li Shizhen says, "We plant in September, and feed in winter and next spring. The stems and leaves are tender and slightly wormy, hence the name Artemisia selengensis. The flowers are dark yellow and shaped like A Man Called Autumn Flower. "
Sweet, pungent, flat and non-toxic.
Ingredients include volatile oil, fat, protein, vitamins, phosphorus, iron, calcium and so on.
Functions: clearing blood, nourishing heart, moistening lung and eliminating phlegm.