The efficacy and function of wild patchouli

For the Chinese medicinal material such as wild patchouli, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before consuming it. The following is an introduction about wild patchouli. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for your consumption.

[Alias] Yapiwan (Dai name).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant. Harvest in summer and autumn and sun-dried.

[Original form] Herb, 1 to 1.5 meters tall, the whole plant has fragrance. Stem quadrangular, pubescent. The leaves are opposite, ovate or broadly ovate, with coarse serrations on the edges, broadly cuneate at the base, extending down to the petiole to form narrow wings, and covered with sparse soft hairs on both sides. Cymes are axillary or terminal; calyx is bell-shaped, with 5 calyx teeth, nearly equal and slightly larger than the posterior teeth; flowers are bilabiate, with the upper lip helmet-shaped, brown or purple, and the lower lip yellow, spreading, and 3-lobed at the apex; 4 stamens. The nutlets are oval, ridged on the ventral surface, round on the back, and brown. Flowering period is from October to December.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in the shade of trees. Distributed in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Warm in nature, bitter and spicy in taste.

【Functions and indications】 Aromatic and stomachic, warming the middle and regulating Qi. Treat colds, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, indigestion, bloating and abdominal pain, enteritis and dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The effects and functions of wild patchouli have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. However, whether wild patchouli has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.