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| Health Benefits |
| For: Cold • Flu • Mild fever • Chills • Rash • Epistaxis • Hemoptysis |
| Attributes: Analgesic • Hemostatic • Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Diaphoretic |
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Constituents:
Menthone • Limonene • Schizomodiol • Pulegone • Isopulegone • Isomenthone |
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Other Names: Japanese Catnip
Plant Family: Labiatae |
| Pharmacopeias: Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing • Wu Pu Ben Cao |
| Schizonepeta tenuifolia is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Schizonepeta tenuifolia USDA Zones:
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| Category: Release Exterior Wind Cold |
| English: Nepeta Pinyin: Jing Jie Pharmaceutical: Herba Schizonepetae |
| Organs: Lung • Liver Temperature: Slightly Warm |
| Taste: Pungent • Aromatic (non-Bensky) Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Wind Heat, Wind Cold, Bleeding |
Actions: Expel wind cold and wind heat • Mature rash • Stop bleeding • Clear blood heat
Key 2nd Actions: Stop Bleeding • Reduce Itching • Vent Rashes |
| Indications: Wind Heat or Wind Cold • Mild fever • Severe chills • Warmth feels good • Aversion to cold • Headache • Body ache • Neck pain • Not thirsty • Tight and superficial pulse • Epistaxis • Bleeding hemorrhoids • Hematuria • Hypermenorrhea • Postpartum bleeding |
| Contraindications: Exterior deficiency • Fully erupted measles • Open sores • Lack of pathogenic wind • Consumption of fish, crab, goose, or duck |
| Typical Dosage: 4.5g to 9g; short duration cooking to retain aromatic function Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Use entire plant, most potent are the flower spikes |
| Other: Light and harmonious • Not drying • Charred form is used to stop bleeding. Powdered form is used for eczema, abscesses, measles, carbuncles, furuncles |
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| ■ JING JIE/ FANG FENG: Exterior patterns for either Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat pathogens. Early-stage of measles and skin eruption with itching. Early-stage of carbuncle or boils, accompanied by chills and fever. Blood in the stool/urine, excessive menstruation, diarrhea, dysentery. Xiao Feng San, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San [35] |
| Formulas with Jing Jie |
| Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Huai Hua San, Xiao Feng San, Xiao Feng San, Yin Qiao San, Zhi Sou San |
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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