Traditional Chinese Medicine/Xiang Ru

nickname: "Summer Ma Huang"

(Chinese name: 香薷)

Latin name: Herba Elsholtziae

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

Channels:
 * Lung
 * Stomach

Actions & Indications:
 * expel summerheat and dampness
 * disperse Wind-Cold (Warm & Spicy)
 * expel Summer Heat, transform Damp
 * promote urination, reduce swelling

Contraindications:
 * Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
 * sweating due to Wei Qi deficiency

Caution:
 * Yin syndrome
 * Blood deficiency
 * chronic skin infection
 * may cause vomiting if taken hot

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

Cooking:
 * cook short time for Exterior disorder

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