Leaf of Wrinkled Gianthyssop
Folium Agastachis
Huo Xiang Ye

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Minor warm; pungent

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. treatment of dampness blocking the spleen and stomach manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and poor appetite. agastache (huoxiang) is used with atractylodes rhizome (cangzhu), magnolia bark (houpo) and pinellia tuber (banxia) in the formula buhuanjin zhenqi san. 2. treatment of internal injury caused by raw and cold food and invasion by exogenous wind and cold in summer manifested as chills, fever, headache, epigastric fullness, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. agastache (huoxiang) is used with perilla leaf (zisuye), pinellia tuber (banxia), magnolia bark (houpo) and tangerine peel (chenpi) in the formula huoxiang zhengqi san. 3. treatment of vomiting

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. treatment of dampness blocking the spleen and stomach manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and poor appetite. agastache (huoxiang) is used with atractylodes rhizome (cangzhu), magnolia bark (houpo) and pinellia tuber (ban