The correct way to use Yin Chen is to decoct it with water instead of making a tea. The efficacy of Yin Chen is to clear away heat and dampness (removing heat and dampness from the body) and clear away jaundice. Yin Chen is often used to treat conditions such as jaundice, dysuria (unruly urination), and itchy wet sores. Tea brewed with Yin Chen can utilize some of the medicinal effects of the drug.
Yin Chen is the dried above-ground part of Artemisia annua or Artemisia capillaris, family Asteraceae, which is slightly cold in nature, bitter and pungent in flavor, and belongs to the spleen meridian, stomach meridian, liver meridian and gallbladder meridian. Its main effect is to clear away heat and dampness, clear away jaundice, with the treatment of jaundice and urination, wet sores itching, dampness and warmth (feeling dampness and heat caused by warm disease) summer dampness and other diseases.
Adverse effects of Yin Chen have not been precisely documented. It should be noted that Yin Chen is a cold herb, and should be used with caution by people with a cold constitution, as it may easily aggravate the condition, and should also be avoided by people with yellowing not caused by dampness-heat.
Note that herbal tea may be less effective because of the release of active ingredients, which will affect the efficacy. It is not recommended to use tea, and it is recommended to use the correct method of decoction.
If you need to use medication, it is recommended that you choose to use medication under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and not blindly purchase medication to avoid incorrect medication, which will affect your health.