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[[File:Artemisia Argyi.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Artemisia argyi]]Other Names : Wormwood, It is known in Chinese as àicǎo (艾草) or aiye (See : [[Ai Ye]]) or Moxa and in Japanese as gaiyou.<br>Artemisia argyi, the Chinese mugwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the composite family with a creeping rhizome. It can be found along open hillsides, grassy areas, and margin of forests. The best harvesting timing is from May to July when their leaves are in their utmost luxuriance while without blooming yet. Wormwood leaves are gathered on a warm dry day in spring and summer when the plant is in flower and dried in the shade. Drying in ventilated shade is the way for medicinal application. It is native to China, Japan, and far-eastern Siberia. It is known in Chinese as àicǎo (艾草) or aiye (See : [[Ai Ye]]) and in Japanese as gaiyou. It is used in herbal medicine for conditions of the liver, spleen and kidney. It is a common flavoring and colorant in the Chinese dish qingtuan.

Wormwood leaves are gathered on a warm dry day in spring and summer when the plant is in flower and dried in the shade. In traditional Chinese medicine, they are considered to have bitter, pungent and warm properties and to be associated with the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It is bitter, acrid, and warm in nature. Main clinical usage and indications are spitting blood, nosebleed, menstrual disorders, hemafecia, uterine bleeding, period pain, bleeding during pregnancy, restless fetus, chest and abdomen pain due to cold, diarrhea and prolonged dysentery, abnormal vaginal discharge, eczema, sores and ringworm etc.