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清利湿热退黄力强，为退黄要药
外用适量，煎汤熏洗。治黄疸宜重用。
For educational reference only — not medical advice.
茵陈含 6,7-二甲氧基香豆素、茵陈色原酮及滨蒿内酯等成分，具有显著的利胆、保肝、降脂及解热作用，为清热利湿退黄的药理依据。
Artemisia capillaris contains 6,7-dimethylesculetin, capillarisin and scoparone with strong choleretic, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic and antipyretic activities, providing the pharmacological basis for its heat-clearing, damp-draining and jaundice-resolving actions.
Chen & Chen 引述茵陈蒿汤及茵陈单味制剂在中国广泛用于新生儿黄疸，临床研究支持。
Chen & Chen cite Yin Chen Hao Tang and single-herb preparations in widespread Chinese clinical use for neonatal jaundice supported by clinical studies.
Brinker 提示个别报告显示大剂量长期使用茵陈可能引起肝毒性，须注意监测。
Brinker notes isolated reports of hepatotoxicity with large or prolonged doses; monitoring is advised.
《中国药典》以滨蒿内酯为含量测定指标。
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia uses scoparone as an assay marker.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.
蓄血发黄者及血虚萎黄者慎用。非因湿热者不宜。
本品苦泄寒凉，脾胃虚寒者慎用。现代药理研究显示有利胆、保肝作用，但过量可致胃肠不适。
伤寒七八日，身黄如橘子色，小便不利，腹微满者，茵陈蒿汤主之。
@misc{bencaodian-yin-chen,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Yīn Chén 茵陈 (Virgate Wormwood) — Artemisiae Scopariae Herba},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/yin-chen},
urldate = {2026-04-09},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}