Chinese: ai ye
English: mugwort leaf
Pharmaceutical: Artemisiae argyi Folium
Properties: Bitter, acrid, warm
Standard Species: Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant.
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is also used externally as a form of heat therapy called moxibustion

Mugwort (Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant.) – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH Tanaka)