12虎尾兰

艾草

Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

艾草（学名：Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot），别名：萧茅、
冰台、遏草、香艾、蕲艾、艾萧、艾蒿、艾蒿、蓬藁、艾﹑灸草﹑医草﹑黄
草﹑艾绒等。多年生草本或略成半灌木状，植株有浓烈香气。茎单生或少
数，褐色或灰黄褐色，基部稍木质化，上部萆质，并有少数短的分枝，叶厚
纸质，上面被灰白色短柔毛，基部通常无假托叶或极小的假托叶；上部叶与
苞片叶羽状半裂、头状花序椭圆形，花冠管状或高脚杯状，外面有腺点，花
药狭线形，花柱与花冠近等长或略长于花冠。瘦果长卵形或长圆形。花果期
9-10 月。全草入药，有温经、去湿、散寒、止血、消炎、平喘、止咳、安
胎、抗过敏等作用。艾叶晒干捣碎得“艾绒”，制艾条供艾灸用，又可作
“印泥”的原料。分布于亚洲及欧洲地区。

Artemisia argyi, commonly known as silvery

wormwood[1] or Chinese mugwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant with a

creeping rhizome. It is native to China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and

the Russian Far East (Amur Oblast, Primorye).[2][3] It is known in Chinese

as àicǎo (艾草) or ài yè (艾叶) and in Japanese as gaiyou. It is used in

herbal medicine for conditions of the liver, spleen and kidney.[4] It is a

common flavoring and colorant in the Chinese dish qīng tuán (青团).