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| Health Benefits |
| For: Vomiting • Nausea • Diarrhea • Stomach ache • Topical mosquito repellent |
| Attributes: Antiemetic • Anti-Inflammatory • Antifungal • Antibiotic • Antitumor • Antioxidative • Antimicrobial • Antibacterial • Antiviral • Insecticidal • Sedative |
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Constituents:
Sesquiterpenes • Pogostone • Seychellene • Sesquiterpenols • Patchouli alcohol • Anethole • Limonene • Methychavicol • Anisaldehyde • Patchouli alcohol • Eugenol • Pogostol
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| Fun Facts |
Other Names: Korean mint • Patchouli • Blue licorice • Purple giant hyssop • Indian mint • Banga (Korean) • Pogostemonis
Plant Family: Labiatae (Mint) |
| Species |
| Two plants are used for Huo Xiang:• Pogostemonis Herba (Guang Huo Xiang): Also call Patchouli.
• Agastaches Rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang): Also call Korean mint
Literature tend to point to Pogostemonis as being more potent and effective while Agastaches is considered less aromatic and less potent. However, Agastaches is more common in the U.S. |
| Agastache rugosa is in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Not found in the wild. USDA Zones: 4-9
World: Korea, China, Japan, Russian Primorye, India, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Habitats: Moist grasslands, valleys, banks of streams, rivers, ponds.
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Category: Aromatic Transform Damp  |
| English: Agastache Pinyin: Huo Xiang Pharmaceutical: Herba Pogostemonis |
| Organs: Lung • Spleen • Stomach Temperature: Slightly Warm |
| Taste: Pungent Toxicity: None noted |
| Patterns: Dampness • Blockage of Middle Burner • Vomiting |
Actions: Stop vomiting • Harmonize the middle burner • Transform Dampness • Relieve nausea • Release exterior wind cold • Treat Summer Heat
Key 2nd Actions: Summer Heat • Release Exterior Wind • Stop Nausea/Vomit/Hiccup • Treat Hepatitis |
| Indications: Summer heat-dampness - chills, fever, lethargy, headache, and simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea. White, moist tongue[42] |
| Contraindications: Heat yin deficiency • Stomach fire • Mint allergy |
| Typical Dosage: 4.5 g to 9 g • Cook less than 15 minutes. Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Root • Leaves. Good quality: Thick green stems and branches with many leaves and an intense aroma.[21] |
| Other: Dao Di: Guang Dong |
| Dui Yao |
| ■ HUO XIANG/ ZI SU YE: Disharmony SP/ST, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to Wind-Cold Exterior + Damp Interior. Nausea, diarrhea due to Summer-Heat disorders. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San.[35] ■ HUO XIANG/ PEI LAN: Summer heat, summer dampness.[42] |
| Combine With |
Purpose |
| Ban Xia + Cang Zhu |
Dampness blocking the middle burner: nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, diarrhea, and poor appetite |
| Bai Zhu + Dang Shen |
Spleen and stomach deficiency: vomiting and diarrhea |
| Zi Su Ye + Hou Po |
Wind cold and dampness blocking the middle burner: fever and chills, chest heaviness, nausea and cough |
| Sha Ren |
Morning sickness |
| Pei Lan |
Damp summer-heat: fatigue, nausea, heaviness in chest |
| Huang Qin + Lian Qiao + Hua Shi |
Fever, lethargic, dark urine, abdominal distention, general body aches |
| Huang Lian + Zhu Ru |
Damp heat vomiting |
| Formulas with Huo Xiang |
| Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan • Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San • Xie Huang San |
| Alert |
Be cautions with all medicine.
- Do not use with mint allergy
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs: None noted
Pharma Drugs:None noted
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