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Artemisia argyi
Artemisia argyi
, the
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
). It is known in Chinese as
àicao
or
ài yè
and in Japanese as
gaiyou
. It is used in herbal medicine for conditions of the
liver
,
spleen
and
kidney
. It is a common flavoring and colorant in the
Chinese dish
qing tuán
.
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