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Introduction To Schizonepeta (jing jie)

Schizonepeta (jing jie)

Herba Schizonepetae

Properties: The herb is pungent in flavour, slightly warm in nature and acts on the lung and liver channels. Pungent for dispersing wind with mild effect, it is often used to treat wind-cold and wind-heat due to exopathogens, itching from Germen measles and other syndromes. Sir-baked and carbonised herb for acting on blood, it has a hemostatic effect.

Effect: Inducing sweats, dispelling exopathogens, dispersing pathogenic wind and arresting bleeding.

Indication:

1.   This herb is combination with ledebouriella root and notopterygium root, such as Jing Fang Baidu Powder for dispersing wind-cold, to treat exterior syndromes by pathogenic wind-cold, aversion to cold and anhidrosis; and with honeysuckle flower, forsythia fruit and other diaphoretics pungent in taste and cool in nature, such as Yin Qiao Powder for dispersing wind-heat, to treat upward attack of wind-heat, swelling of pharynx, conjunctival congestion, headache and high fever.

2.  It is often used in combination with ledebouriella root, red peony root, flavescent sophora root and other herbs, to treat itching from Germen measles; and with peppermint, reed rhizome and other herbs for promoting eruption, to treat infants¡¯ initial measles without smooth eruption.

In addition, The stir-baked and carbonised herb can arrest bleeding and treat many bleeding syndromes.

Dosage and Administration: 3-10g. Stir-baked and carbonised herb for arresting bleeding and used raw for relieving exterior syndromes.

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