The whole herb of Artemisia Argyi (compositae artemisia plant) is used as medicine. It plays a role in warming meridians, dispelling dampness, dissipating cold, stop bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and antianaphylaxis et cetera; it is particularly effective to cure cold-nature gynecological diseases; it also cures senile chronic bronchitis and asthma; when it is used in heating bath, it can prevent mother and infant at puerperium from disease infections. What’s more, moxa can be obtained from dry mashed leaves of Artemisia Argyi, moxa can be made into moxa stick for moxibustion or used as the raw materials for inkpad. The whole herb of Artemisia Argyi can also be used as pesticide or in fumigation for sterilizing the room. Tender shoot and seedling of Artemisia Argyi can be used as vegetables.
