This product is the above-ground part of Fortune Eupatorium (Eupatorium fortunei Turcz.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hebei, Shandong and other places. Harvesting is done twice in summer and autumn. Cut into sections and used fresh or dried.

Fortune Eupatorium Benjing Formerly known as Fortune Eupatorium.

[Property]

acrid, neutral. act on spleen, stomach and lung channels.

[Efficacy]

resolving dampness, resolving summer heat.

[Indications]

1. Used for middle energizer syndrome/pattern due to damp stagnation. This product has a fragrant smell and its function of resolving dampness to harmonize the middle is similar to Patchouli. It is proven to be a middle energizer for treating dampness and yin. It is effective for mutual reinforcement and is used together with Atractylodes Rhizome, Magnolia Bark, etc., to enhance the effect of aromatic herbs resolving dampness. Because it can resolving dampness, it can also treat spleen meridian dampness-heat, sweetness and greasiness in the mouth, excessive salivation, fetid mouth odor, etc.
2. Used for the initial onset of external contraction summerheat dampness or dampness warm disease. This product resolving dampness can relieve summer heat-dampness syndrome/pattern and is often equated with Patchouli, Lotus Leaf, and Sweet Wormwood use. In the beginning of dampness warm disease, it can be used with Talc, Coix Seed, Patchouli.

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

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Maintains water channels, kills parasitic toxin, and prevents unknown things. Taking tonifying qi for a long time can lighten the body and not grow old, and promote mental activity."
2. Suwen . Qibing Lun: "Body fluids are in the spleen, so they make the mouth sweet. This is where the fat comes from... It can be treated with orchid to remove old qi."

[Usage and Dosage]

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

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains volatile oil. The components in the oil are p-cymene, nerol acetate and 5-methyl musk ether. The leaves contain coumarin, coumaric acid and musk oxahydroquinone. The roots contain Fortune Eupatorium. p-cymene and nerol acetate have direct inhibitory effects on influenza viruses.