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Schizonepeta ( 荆芥 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Schizonepetae Tenufoliae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Jing Jie
Common
English Name
Schizonepeta
Part
of Plant Used
Stems and buds
Nature
Slightly warm
Taste
Acrid, aromatic
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Liver
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of colds, flus, headache,
skin eruptions, boils, itching,
chills, fever, sore throat, bloody nose, vomiting blood, hemorrhoids, and
spotting (bleeding) between menstrual periods (TCM: early stages of wind
invasion).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Releases Exterior and expels wind; encourages rash to surface and alleviates
itching; stops bleeding.
Common
Formulas Used In
Cnidium and Tea; Lonicera and Forsythia; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there are Liver wind imbalances or where there are fully
erupted sores.
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