取叶用之。
苦，平，微寒，无毒。入太阴脾、太阳膀胱经。发汗利水，除湿退热。解黄胆之郁热，
疗时
疾之热狂。头旋头疼皆治，瘴疟疝瘕悉医。
生太山及丘陵，五月及立秋日采，今处处有之。二月生苗，其茎如艾，其叶如淡色青蒿，
叶
歧紧细而扁整。九月开细黄花，结子如艾子。昔人多莳为蔬，故入药用山茵陈，所以别家茵
陈也。经冬不死，立春又生。
一身风痒疮疥，水煎洗之。（验方第一。）
痫黄好眠吐涎，同白鲜皮煎服。（第二。）
一身悉黄，同生姜捣烂，遍身日搽之。（第三。）
眼热赤肿，同车前子末，茶下。（第四。）
茵陈蒿汤 茵陈 山栀 大黄
治身黄腹满，尿不利。（诸方第一。）
茵陈五苓散 五苓散（五分） 加茵陈（十分）
治黄胆。（第二。）
茵陈羹
以茵陈煮羹食之。除大热黄胆，风热瘴疟。（第三。）
童尿浸，晒干用。雷 曰∶凡使惟中为妙，到膝则仰，到腰则俯。使子无使叶，使
根无使茎。四件皆同使，翻然成痼疾。
苦，寒，无毒。退骨节之蒸热，除风毒之热黄，疗缠绵之痢疟，平顽恶之疮疥。
生华阴川泽，今处处有之。二月生苗，茎粗如指而肥软，其叶微似茵陈，而背面俱青，
秋月
麻子，中有细子。
Use the leaves.
Bitter, neutral, slightly cold, non-toxic. Enters the Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes sweating and diuresis, removes dampness and reduces fever. Resolves the stagnant heat of jaundice, treats the mania caused by epidemic febrile diseases. Treats dizziness and headache; cures miasma malaria, hernia, and mass formations.
Grows in Mount Tai and hilly areas, harvested in May and on the Start of Autumn solar term; now available everywhere. Seedlings emerge in February; stems resemble Artemisia argyi (Mugwort), leaves resemble pale green Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood), with lobes that are tight, fine, flat, and neat. Small yellow flowers bloom in September, seeds resemble those of Mugwort. In ancient times, people often cultivated it as a vegetable; hence, the medicinal variety is called Shan Yinchen (Mountain Yinchen) to distinguish it from Jia Yinchen (Domestic Yinchen). It survives the winter and regrows at the Beginning of Spring.
For generalized wind-induced itching, sores, and scabies, wash with water decoction. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For epilepsy with yellowing, excessive sleepiness, and salivation, decoct together with Cortex Dictamni (Baixianpi) and take orally. (No. 2.)
For generalized jaundice, mash together with fresh Ginger Rhizome (Shengjiang), and apply topically over the body daily. (No. 3.)
For hot, red, and swollen eyes, mix with powder of Plantago Seed (Cheqianzi), and take with tea. (No. 4.)
Yinchen Hao Tang (Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction)
Ingredients: Radix Artemisiae Scopariae (Yinchen), Fructus Gardeniae (Shanzhi), Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Dahuang).
Treats jaundice with abdominal fullness and difficult urination. (First among all formulas.)
Yinchen Wuling San (Artemisiae Scopariae and Five-Ingredient Powder for Promoting Urination)
Ingredients: Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder for Promoting Urination, 5 fen), add Radix Artemisiae Scopariae (Yinchen, 10 fen).
Treats jaundice. (No. 2.)
Yinchen Geng (Artemisiae Scopariae Soup)
Boil Radix Artemisiae Scopariae (Yinchen) to make soup and consume it. Clears severe heat jaundice and wind-heat miasma malaria. (No. 3.)
Soak in child's urine, dry in the sun, and use. Lei Xiao said: For processing, only the middle section is ideal; above the knee it bends upward, below the waist it bends downward. Use the seed but not the leaf; use the root but not the stem. If all four parts are used together, it will instead cause stubborn disease.
Bitter, cold, non-toxic. Reduces steaming heat in bones and joints, eliminates heat jaundice caused by wind toxicity, treats lingering dysentery and malaria, and calms stubborn sores and scabies.
Grows in the marshes of Huayin Mountain; now available everywhere. Seedlings emerge in February; stems are thick as a finger, plump and soft. Leaves slightly resemble Yinchen, but both surfaces are green. In autumn, it produces sesame-like fruits containing small seeds.