What are the effects and functions of patchouli

Patchouli, also known as Huoxiang, is a common Chinese medicinal material in daily life and plays a great role in human health. So what are the effects and functions of patchouli? Many people don't fully understand this. In fact, patchouli has the following 22 effects and functions, the most commonly used of which is to stop vomiting and diarrhea.

1. Patchouli is used to treat cold dew sores: Patchouli leaves and fine tea in equal parts. Burn it into ashes, mix it with oil and apply it on the leaves and stick it on. (《Bao Hui Ying Yan Fang》)

2. Patchouli compatibility: Patchouli can eliminate dampness, invigorate the spleen, relieve the middle and relieve Qi, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting; it can dry dampness, resolve phlegm, harmonize the stomach, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting. The combination of the two can eliminate cold and dampness in the spleen and stomach and stop vomiting. It is used to treat abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms caused by internal obstruction of cold and dampness.

3. Patchouli has a fragrant aroma and is good at promoting stomach qi. It can regulate the middle, treat vomiting and cholera, and relieve qi and eliminate foul smells and stuffiness. Moreover, incense can harmonize the five internal organs. If the spleen and stomach are in disharmony, using it to strengthen the stomach while eating can have the effect of invigorating the spleen and appetizing. Xin can open up the nine orifices. If used to treat malaria and epidemics, it can prevent external evil from invading the body and has the power to maintain positive energy. Among all the Qi medicines, this one is the only one that is light in nature and warm in nature. It can greatly protect Qi and nourish the lungs and stomach. However, the leaves belong to Yang, which is a thing that causes growth. They are sharp in nature and have a scattered fragrance, so they should not be taken too much. 《Pharmaceutical Chemistry》

4. To treat swelling caused by wind and water poisoning, it can remove dampness and turbidity, and naturally clear the waterways. It can remove bad air, turbid qi in the middle palace, and cholera-induced heart and stomach pain. The turbid dampness blocks the spleen and hurts the clear yang qi, which suddenly becomes disorderly and causes vomiting, diarrhea and colic. Fragrance can help clear qi in the middle palace, overcome dampness and filth, so it is an important medicine during the summer-heat and damp season. However, it is extremely peaceful in nature and slow in strength, so it can only cure mild cholera. As for those who suffer from sudden severe pain, vomiting and diarrhea, cold limbs and loss of pulse, they cannot be cured by large doses of Si Ni Medicine. It is definitely not something that this peaceful and indifferent medicine can handle. Patchouli is aromatic but not too strong, warm but not too dry, and can eliminate evil dampness and harm the spleen and stomach. It is the best medicine for those with dampness blocking the spleen yang, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, and dirty tongue coating. It can also ward off filth and evil, and relieve the epidemic. Diseases and epidemics infect people through air, which is nothing but damp, dirty, rotten and scalding air. Those who are affected inhale it through their mouths and noses, and the stomach is first affected. The fragrance comes from the fresh air, and patchouli has a peaceful smell and is not dry, so it helps the spleen and stomach without any side effects. But the one produced in Guangdong is the best. Although it has a stronger aroma, it is harmonious and lovely. Now it is produced everywhere in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it tastes bitter and has a bad aroma. Shi Wan said that it can stimulate the stomach and help digestion, and also consume qi, while the common people think that it can relieve summer heat and brew tea many times, which is not the best idea. Zhongchun said that it should not be used for those with yin deficiency, excessive fire, weak stomach and nausea, or nausea caused by stomach heat. Although patchouli is not dry and strong, it is still used to treat qi. It is best for people with a dirty tongue and a surging feeling. If the tongue is dry and smooth and saliva is not distributed, salt is not suitable. All aromatic herbs that can promote qi circulation, invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness have sympathy, not just patchouli and other herbs. "Other Records"

5. Patchouli is used to treat vomiting and diarrhea in summer: (fried) 2 liang, 2.5 qian of Patchouli, and 0.5 fen of cloves. Grind it into powder, take one or two coins each time, and mix it with Zhejiang rice. (《Lecturer Yu’s Experience Prescription》)

6. Treat typhoid fever, headache, chills and fever, wheezing and coughing, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, cholera, rumbling of viscera, mountain mist and malaria, swelling all over the body, stabbing pain in the blood and qi before and after delivery, and injuries in children: ,, Perilla, (peeled) each one liang, Pinellia tuber,, (remove the white part), (remove the rough skin and roast with ginger juice), bitter stem each two liang, Patchouli (remove the bark) three liang, (roast) two and a half liang. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, take 2 qian each time, add a cup of water, three slices of ginger and a date, boil together until 70% done, drink while hot. If sweating is severe, clothes and quilts should be added, and then boil the decoction again and take it. (Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder from the Bureau of Prescriptions)

7. Patchouli treats bleeding from knife wounds: Grind a small amount of patchouli and dragon bone into powder and apply externally. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

8. Patchouli is used to treat children's tooth ulcers with pus and blood, bad breath, and swollen mouth: Add a little alum to patchouli and grind it into powder, and apply it on the roots of the teeth. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

9. Patchouli can treat wind and water poisoning, remove bad air, and treat cholera and heartache. "Other Records"

10. Patchouli can remove bad breath: Wash the patchouli, boil it into a water chestnut soup, and gargle with it from time to time. (From "Zhai Yuan Fang")

11. Patchouli is clear and slightly warm, and is good at regulating dampness and phlegm in the middle of the body. It is a wonderful product for invigorating the spleen and stomach, and for invigorating and eliminating yang. "Material Justice"

12. Patchouli can nourish the Wei Qi, benefit the stomach Qi, promote appetite, and treat vomiting and cholera. Pearl capsule

13. Patchouli is used to treat cholera vomiting and diarrhea: dried tangerine peel (remove the white part) and patchouli leaves (remove the seeds). Divide into equal parts, take 5 qian each time, add 1.5 cups of water, boil until 70% done, take warm, any time of the day. (Huisheng Powder from Baiyixuanfang)

14. Patchouli is combined with Amomum villosum: Patchouli can clear turbidity and stop vomiting; Amomum villosum can warm the middle, promote qi circulation and stabilize the fetus. The two medicines used together have the effects of warming the middle and regulating qi, stopping vomiting and stabilizing the fetus. They are used to treat nausea during pregnancy or qi stagnation, abdominal distension, and poor appetite.

15. Patchouli dispels cold and dampness, summer dampness, stagnant heat, and damp heat. It is suitable for external cold, internal injury due to diet, or cold and dampness caused by diet, mountain wind and miasma, inability to withstand water, cold and heat and malaria and other symptoms. Compendium of Materia Medica

16. Patchouli for treating malaria: half a liang each of galangal and patchouli. Grind the above ingredients into powder and divide into four doses. Add one bowl of water to each dose and boil it until one cup remains. Drink while warm and take more frequently if necessary. (Huoxiang Powder from Jifeng Puji Fang)

17. Patchouli can relieve exterior symptoms, dispel pathogenic factors, eliminate dampness and wind, clear away heat and quench thirst. Treat vomiting, cholera, malaria, dysentery, and scabies. Stem: It can cure throat congestion, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. 《Renewal of Materia Medica》

18. Patchouli is used to treat fetal restlessness, qi stagnation, and vomiting of acid water: 2 qian each of patchouli, patchouli, and licorice. Grind it into powder, take 2 qian each time, add a little salt, and drink with boiling water. (Sheng Hui Fang)

19. Patchouli warms the middle and invigorates the qi. Lung deficiency and cold, heat in the upper part of the body, bad breath from drinking, gargle with decoction. Tangye Materia Medica

20. Patchouli is spicy and slightly warm. It can clear turbidity with aroma, stimulate appetite and stop vomiting, and relieve heat. It is used for dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body, abdominal distension and vomiting, fatigue due to summer heat and dampness, chest tightness and discomfort, cold and dampness retaining summer heat, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and sinusitis and headache. It can also prevent epidemic colds, and is also an aromatic stomachic, antipyretic and antiemetic; it can be used externally for tinea pedis and tinea manuum. Summary of Chinese Materia Medica Resources

21. Patchouli is the most important medicine for treating vomiting and retching caused by the spleen and stomach. Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica

22. Patchouli is combined with Cyperus rotundus: Patchouli is aromatic and warm, and can dispel external evil, eliminate internal dampness, invigorate the spleen and stimulate the appetite, and harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting; Cyperus rotundus has a pungent aroma and is neutral in nature, and can invigorate the spleen, eliminate dampness and relieve heat. The two are used together to have more significant effects of clearing away heat, removing dampness, relieving summer heat, harmonizing the stomach and invigorating the spleen. They are used to treat summer heatstroke, dampness blocking the middle body, and stomach disharmony and descending resulting in fatigue, epigastric fullness, nausea, vomiting, and sticky mouth.