What are the uses of Patchouli?

Patchouli is not unfamiliar to people. Huoxiang is also known as Hexiang. When seeing Huoxiang, people usually think of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water or Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills. The main function of Agastache rugosa is to prevent and treat symptoms such as heatstroke. In addition, Huoxiang can also have an auxiliary therapeutic effect on people with poor spleen and stomach. So what are the uses of Huoxiang? Next, let’s take a closer look at the uses and effects of Poria cocos.

Patchouli Introduction

Patchouli is a perennial herb with an erect stem that is 0.5-1.5 meters high and quadrangular in shape. Leaves are cordate-ovate to oblong-lanceolate. The cymes are many-flowered. Calyx tubular-inverted conical. The corolla is light purple-blue, the stamens extend out of the corolla, and the filaments are thin, flat and hairless. Style nearly as long as stamens, filiform, apex equally lobed. Disk thick annular. Ovary lobes apically pubescent. Mature nutlets are ovate-oblong, about 1.8 mm long and 1.1 mm wide, with ribs on the ventral surface, short stiff hairs on the tip, and brown in color.

Effects and functions of Patchouli

Patchouli is pungent and slightly warm in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians; it has an aromatic ascending and dispersing effect; it has the effects of dispelling heat and relieving exterior symptoms, transforming dampness in the spleen, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach; it is mainly used to treat cold and heat, dizziness, chest and abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea during pregnancy, fetal movement disorder, bad breath, sinusitis, and tinea pedis caused by exogenous heat and dampness, cold and dampness, damp-heat, and dampness blocking the middle burner.

How to choose Patchouli

The corolla is lavender or red. Items that are damp, moldy, or deteriorating should not be purchased.

How to make Patchouli

1. It can be used for dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, loose stools, etc. caused by disorder of transportation and transformation, and is often used together with Atractylodes lancea, Magnolia officinalis, and Tangerine peel;

2. It is a commonly used medicine for treating vomiting and can be used in combination with Atractylodes, Magnolia officinalis, Tangerine peel, Pinellia tuber, etc.;

3. Treat poor appetite and abdominal distension caused by cold and dampness, often with perilla leaves, angelica dahurica, etc.;

4. Raw Patchouli leaves are suitable for dispelling heat and relieving exterior symptoms, while Patchouli stems are suitable for regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach.

Taboos on eating Patchouli

It is forbidden for those suffering from Yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, or constipation due to evil factors.

Patchouli is suitable for body constitution

People with Yin deficiency or damp-heat constitution should avoid eating or eat less;

Through the above detailed introduction to the uses and contraindications of eating Patchouli, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of Patchouli. In addition, people can also eat a moderate amount of Huoxiang in summer. Huoxiang can help dispel heat and relieve symptoms, treat bad breath, etc. However, it should be noted that people with yin deficiency or damp-heat constitution should avoid eating or eat less Huoxiang.