Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jing Jie

schzonepeta stem or bud

(Chinese name: 荆芥)

Taste & Temperature:
 * ../Xin-Spicy/
 * slightly ../Wen-Warm/
 * ../Xiang-Aromatic/

Channels:
 * Hand Tai Yin of Lung
 * Foot Jue Yin of Liver

Actions & Indications:
 * disperse Wind-Cold (Spicy, Warm)
 * release rash & stop itching
 * stop bleeding (charred)
 * Expel Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold (depending on what mixed with)

Contraindications:
 * Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
 * Liver Wind pattern
 * fully erupted measles or open sores

Caution:
 * Yin syndrome
 * Blood deficiency
 * chronic skin infection

Dosage:
 * 1-3 qian (3-9 grams)

Cooking: short time

Friend:
 * ../Fang Feng/ - often used together

Similar Actions to:
 * ../Zi Su Ye/ - specialist disperse Cold
 * ../Fang Feng/ - specialist deeper Wind

back to:
 * ../Xin Wen Jie Biao/
 * ../TCM Materia Medica/