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① Herbal medicine, also called Artemisia argyi, has fragrant leaves and can be made into moxa stick moxibustion.

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Wormwood is a perennial herb or semi-shrubby plant with strong fragrance. The taproot is obvious, slightly thick and long, with a diameter of 65438±0.5cm and many lateral roots; There are usually recumbent underground rhizomes and vegetative branches. The stems are solitary or few, with a height of 80- 150(-250) cm, obvious longitudinal edges, brown or grayish brown, slightly woody at the base, grass on the upper part, and a few short branches with a length of 3-5 cm; The stems and branches are gray spider filaments.

As a medicine, the whole herb has the functions of warming channels, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and resisting allergy. Artemisia argyi leaves are dried and mashed to make "moxa wool", which can be made into moxa sticks for moxibustion and can also be used as raw materials for "inkpad". Distributed in Asia and Europe.