Artemisia capillaris in spring is a seedling of Artemisia scoparia, a perennial herb in Compositae. It is an important traditional Chinese medicine with a large clinical dosage. Artemisia annua grows everywhere in fields, courtyards, roofs, streets, roads and green belts in our city.
From March to early April, when the stems and leaves of Artemisia annua grow to three or four centimeters, collect them, remove the soil, wash and drain them, wipe them with potatoes, steam them with flour and serve them with seasonings. It's delicious. The diet structure in autumn and winter is easy to accumulate damp heat in the body, which is obvious in spring, such as aphtha, herpes, otitis media, sinusitis and urinary tract infection. Eating some fresh Artemisia annua at this time will help clear away heat and promote diuresis and shorten the course of disease. After collection, soil impurities are removed and dried in the shade, and the medicine can be used. It has unique functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, promoting gallbladder function and eliminating jaundice. It is necessary for jaundice hepatitis, cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, various damp-heat diseases, severe cold, intractable vomiting caused by damp-heat accumulation, some surgical diseases, skin diseases, etc.