Ai Ye Granules

SKU	BL500A
Brand	Treasure of the East Single Herb Extract Granules
Unit Size	100g
Potency	5:1
Taste	Bitter; Acrid
Properties	Warm
Contraindications	Use with caution in those with heat from yin deficiency
Chinese Symptomology	Prolonged menstrual and uterine bleeding due to deficiency cold; Restless fetus; Lower Abdominal Pain; Infertility due to a Cold Womb; Menstrual Pain due to Cold; Cold Damp Skin Itching
Western Symptomology	Menstrual Bleeding - Prolonged; Uterine Bleeding; Infertility; Nosebleed; Vomit - Bloody; Painful Menstruation due to Cold; Itching - Skin
Actions	Warms the Womb and stops bleeding; Disperses cold and alleviates pain; Eliminates dampness and stops itching
Channels Entered	Spleen, liver, and kidney
Chinese name	艾叶
English name	Mugwort Leaf; Artemesia

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Description	Bitter, acrid, and warm, Artemisiae argyi Folium (ai ye) enters the Spleen, Liver, and Kidney channels. Its aromatic, acrid flavor disperses, its warmth opens the flow of qi and blood in the three yin channels, and its bitterness dries dampness; thus it is an excellent gynecological herb to dispel cold-dampness and stop cold pain. Its primary applications are patterns of lower burner yang cold from deficiency, such as abdominal cold pain, cold disrupting the menstrual cycle, and infertility due to cold in the Womb. In its charred form, it can also stop bleeding, and is used in such cases as cold from deficiency causing menorrhagia, irregular uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, and threatened miscarriage with spotting during early pregnancy.