Yin Chen can treat jaundice and low urine output, dampness and warmth (warmth caused by feeling dampness and heat) and summer dampness. Yin Chen tea has similar effects, but it is not a substitute for medication to treat diseases.
Yin Chen is a kind of Chinese medicine. Taste bitter, pungent, sex slightly cold. It is the dried aboveground part of the plant Artemisia binctoria or Artemisia capillaris of the family Asteraceae. It has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, inducing diuresis and relieving jaundice (clearing away evil qi from the biliary tract and eliminating jaundice).
Yin Chen has therapeutic effects on jaundice (yellowing of the skin), yellow urine and low urine output, dampness, heat and summer dampness (fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, redness of the face, dryness of the mouth, etc.), eczema and itchiness (allergic inflammatory skin diseases) and other conditions. Externally use appropriate amount, decoction and fumigation.
Yin Chen Tea is a tea made by decocting Yin Chen with water, removing the dregs and extracting the juice. It is difficult to utilize the full medicinal value of Herba Codonopsis alone. If you need to use the medicine, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and individuals should not use it blindly, so as not to cause adverse consequences.