This product is the above-ground part of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family. Mainly produced in Guangdong. Harvest in summer and autumn when the leaves are in full bloom. Cut into sections and use fresh, or dry in the shade and use raw.

[Property]

Acrid, slightly warm. act on spleen, stomach and lung channels.

[Efficacy]

resolving dampness, relieve summer heat and stop vomiting.

[Indications]

1. This product is an essential medicine for resolving dampness and middle energizer syndrome/pattern. If dampness, turbidity, internal obstruction, middle qi, abdominal stuffiness, nausea, mental fatigue and other symptoms caused by poor luck, it is often associated with Atractylodes Rhizome and Magnolia Bark Use the same, such as Priceless Qi-Righting Powder.
2. Used for summerheat-dampness syndrome/pattern and dampness warm disease. It can not only resolving dampness, but also releasing exterior, treating external contraction wind-cold, internal damage aversion to cold with fever, headache. For those with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, use Perilla Leaf, Magnolia Bark, Pineilia, etc., such as Patchouli Qi- Righting Powder. If dampness warm disease occurs at the beginning and both dampness and heat are severe, it is often used with Skullcap Root, Talc, and Virgate Wormwood. Such as Sweet Dew Detoxicating Pill.
3. Used for vomiting, it can not only resolving dampness, but also relieve vomiting, and treat vomiting caused by dampness turbidity. This product is the most effective, often combined with Pineilia of medicinals; partial For cold-dampness, it can be paired with Clove, Cardamon Fruit, etc.; for those who prefer dampness-heat, it can be paired with Coptis Rhizome, Bamboo Shavings, etc.; vomiting of pregnancy, with Villous Amomum Fruit, cutivated purple perilla stem, etc.; for spleen-stomach weakness, With Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

[Documentation]

1. Bencao Tujing: "It is the most important medicine to treat spleen and stomach vomiting."
2. Bencaozheng Yi pill "Patchouli is fragrant but not too strong. , warm but not too dry, can dispel the dampness evil, and help the spleen and stomach healthy qi. It is the most effective medicine for those with spleen yang due to dampness, fatigue, poor diet, and tongue coating."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 5~10g. Double the amount of fresh food.

[Modern Pharmacology]

patchouli contains volatile oils, the main components of which are patchouli alcohol and caperol. Volatile oil can promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance digestion, and have an antispasmodic effect on the gastrointestinal tract. It has antiseptic and antibacterial effects. In addition, it also has the effects of astringing and stopping diarrhea, dilating capillaries and causing slight sweating.