Agastache rugosa
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| Agastache rugosa Kuntze |
Agastache rugosa (Korean Mint, Blue Licorice, Purple Giant Hyssop, Huo xiang, Indian Mint, Patchouli Herb, Wrinkled Giant Hyssop; syn. Lophanthus rugosus Fisch. & Mey.) is a medicinal and ornamental plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is called huoxiang (藿香) in Chinese.
Huo Xiang (Agastache seu-pogostemon)
- Part Used: Herb
- Main function: Transforms Wetness
- Thermal qual.: Slightly warm
- Taste: Spicy
- Meridians Entered: Sp, St, Lu
- Functions:
- Aromatic, transforms Wetness of the Spleen.
- Harmonizes Middle Burner and stops vomiting .
- Relieves/disperses Exterior Wetness; used for Summer Heat and Wetness.
- Cautions:
- Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency with Heat and in Stomach Heat
- Dosage per Decoction:
- 3 - 12g (contains volatile components, add in last 10 minutes of 1st simmering)
- Toxicity:
- Relatively safe for long term use
- Phyto-chemicals:
- Patchouli alcohol, patchouli pyridine, eugenol, cinnamic aldehyde, pogostol
- Western Properties:
- Stomachic, anti-emetic, anti-diarrhea, anti-pyretic, diaphoretic, anti-fungal,
antibacterial (active against leptospira),
mild sedative, anti-spasmodic
- Notes:
- Used for restlessness, anxiety, headache, nausea, bacterial/fungal dysbiosis, gas and angina
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