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Pin Yin:
xiang ru
Common name: aromatic madder
Botanical family: Labiatae
Botanical name: 1, Elsholtzia splendens Nakai ex Maekawa [= E. haichowensis Sun.]; 2, E. cristata Willd.
Primary action: Release Wind Cold
Secondary actions:
Clear Summer Heat
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Lu, St
Actions:
Releases Exterior by promoting sweating and relieves Summer Heat.
Transforms turbid Interior Dampness.
Promotes urination and reduces edema.
(See
Exterior Cold
;
Summer Heat Sudden Chill
;
Interior Dampness
;
Spleen Damp
.)
Indications: headache, fever, chills, chest oppression,
abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, edema
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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