The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Huoxiang

Patchouli is a Chinese medicinal material that people are relatively familiar with. In summer, Patchouli has a certain effect on preventing and relieving heatstroke, refreshing the mind, etc. In winter, when people have a cold and fever due to wind and cold, Patchouli also has the effect of sweating and dissipating heat. Patchouli is particularly good at alleviating symptoms such as loss of appetite and vomiting. Patchouli can also be combined with some ingredients to make medicinal food, which has a good nourishing effect on the body.

The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Huoxiang

1. Aromatic and dehumidifying, used for syndrome of dampness blocking the middle burner.

This product is an important medicine for aromaticizing dampness and turbidity. If dampness and turbidity are blocking the body and the vital energy is not flowing, with symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, it is often used in combination with Atractylodes lancea, Magnolia officinalis, Pinellia ternata, etc. If not used, it can be replaced with Jin Zhengqi Powder.

2. Relieve heat and release the exterior. Used for summer-dampness syndrome and the initial onset of damp-heat.

Patchouli is warm in nature but not dry, and can eliminate dampness and release exterior. For those who suffer from external wind-cold in summer and internal injury caused by cold food and cold, resulting in chills, fever, headache, abdominal distension, nausea, and diarrhea, it can be used together with Perilla frutescens, Pinellia ternata, Magnolia officinalis, etc., such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder. When damp-heat first occurs and both dampness and heat are severe, it is often used together with talcum powder, scutellaria baicalensis, artemisia capillaris, etc. which can clear away heat and dampness, such as Ganlu Xiaodu Dan.

3. Antiemetic, used for vomiting.

It can both eliminate dampness and stop vomiting. It is most suitable for treating vomiting caused by dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body. It is often used in combination with Pinellia ternata; for those with a tendency towards cold and dampness, it can be used with cloves, white cardamom, etc.; for those with a tendency towards dampness and heat, it can be used with Coptis chinensis, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, etc. For vomiting during pregnancy, add Amomum villosum, Sophora flavescens, etc. For those with weak spleen and stomach, use Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc.

How to eat Patchouli

Patchouli Tea

Ingredients: 15-20 grams of Patchouli.

Preparation method: Brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, drink frequently, and finish it in one day.

Efficacy: Clears away heat, eliminates turbidity, promotes dampness and invigorates the spleen.

Indications: Summer heat, dampness, dizziness, chest tightness, nausea, or general discomfort. It can also be used to prevent heatstroke.

Contraindications: People with yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, or excess heat in the stomach should not drink this product.

Note: Patchouli contains aromatic volatile oil, the main component of which is patchouli alcohol. It has aromatic stomachic function and is an important medicine for clearing away heat and preventing heatstroke, eliminating dampness and relieving exterior symptoms, and promoting dampness and harmonizing the stomach in summer. It can be used for heatstroke and colds, gastrointestinal disorders, nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea caused by heat and dampness.

Patchouli, ginger and jujube drink

Ingredients: 25 grams of young Patchouli leaves, 5 grams of ginger slices, 5 red dates, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Preparation method: Wash the patchouli leaves, ginger slices and red dates separately; add appropriate amount of water to the pot, put in ginger slices and red dates and boil for 20 minutes, then add the patchouli and boil for 10 minutes, add in white sugar and stir well.

Efficacy: It has the effect of invigorating the spleen and stomach and stopping vomiting. It is suitable for symptoms such as spleen and stomach weakness, vomiting, chest and abdominal distension, and poor appetite.

Patchouli Congee

Ingredients: 15g Patchouli (30g fresh), 50g polished rice

Preparation method:

15 grams of Patchouli (30 grams of fresh Patchouli) and 50 grams of polished japonica rice. Wash 15 grams of Patchouli (30 grams of fresh Patchouli), put it into an aluminum pot (be sure to use an aluminum pot), add water and boil for 5 minutes, discard the residue and take the juice for later use. Then wash 50 grams of japonica rice, add appropriate amount of water into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. When the porridge is cooked, add the patchouli juice and boil for another one or two times before eating.

Efficacy: aromatic and dehumidifying, relieving heat and releasing exterior, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting; dispersing summer heat and avoiding bad air.

Indications: Suitable for dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, invasion of summer heat and dampness, vomiting, etc.