Artemisia absinthium can alleviate the symptoms of lung heat, cough and sore throat, but the efficacy of drinking water is limited, not a substitute for medication to treat the disease.
Artemisia absinthium taste bitter, slightly sweet, flat, for the chrysanthemum family Artemisia plant large seeds Artemisia whole grass, with heat and dampness (to remove the body’s heat and dampness), cool the blood to stop bleeding (so that the blood cool and moist, to prevent bleeding) efficacy, the main clinical treatment of lung-heat coughing and wheezing, sore throat, damp-heat jaundice, dysentery, gonorrhea, rheumatism and paralysis pain, vomiting blood hematemesis, bleeding from injuries, scabies, epilepsy, and malignant sores.
The contraindications and adverse reactions of Artemisia annua are not clear. Artemisia absinthium in water has a certain positive effect on the relief and prevention of cough-related symptoms, but can not replace the drug treatment, it is recommended that the discomfort in time to consult a doctor, under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment of disease.
In addition, do not blindly drink water with Artemisia absinthium to avoid adverse reactions.