Gaiyo

Gaiyo 2

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)