Sweet Wormwood Seed … Classic Formulas
Qing Hao Zi · Semen Artemisiae
Primary Actions
- Clears heat and relieves deficiency fever ... Qing Hao Zi is a narrower fruit record traditionally used for overwork fever and lingering internal heat.
- Improves the eyes ... older records describe seed or fruit powder use for heat-dryness affecting vision and red or uncomfortable eyes.
- Kills parasites and relieves toxic skin irritation ... regional use includes scabies, rubella-like eruptions, sores, and other superficial toxic conditions.
Classic Formulas
- Qing Jin San style eye-heat powder use ... a traditional fruit-powder application for dryness and accumulated heat affecting the eyes.
- Autumn and winter seed use recorded in older materia medica ... a seasonal counterpart to the spring and summer use of the fresh seedling or herb.
- External washes for sores, scabies, and wind-rash ... practical later-materia-medica use more than famous named prescriptions.
Classical Text References
- Modern Chinese medicinal-material terminology describes Qing Hao Zi as the fruit of Artemisia annua used for clearing heat, improving vision, and killing parasites.
- Older discussions note autumn and winter use of the fruit or seed, while spring and summer use centers on the aerial herb.