It is white needle-shaped crystal at room temperature, flammable, easily soluble in hot water, methanol, ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, and difficult to dissolve in petroleum ether. It exists naturally in the stems and leaves of the Asteraceae plant Artemisia scoparia, the roots of Artemisia capillaris, and the Asclepiadaceae plant Panax ginseng. This product is used to make choleretic drugs and other raw materials for organic synthesis. Animal experiments show that this product can increase the secretion of bile in rats, and at the same time increase the excretion of solid matter, bile acid, and bilirubin in bile, and has the same effect on liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride. This product is clinically used to treat hepatitis and has a certain effect on jaundice. Therefore, swallowing this product is harmful, and contact with it is irritating to the eyes, respiratory system and skin.