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this product comes from the dried aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. of Labiatae.

the taste is pungent and slightly warm. Enter spleen, stomach and lung meridians.

its function is mainly to dispel turbid fragrance, stimulate appetite, stop vomiting and relieve summer heat. It can be used for obstruction of dampness, epigastric vomiting, summer-dampness fatigue, chest distress, cold-dampness closing summer-heat, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and nasal headache.

Application

1. It is used for dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, and the onset of dampness and temperature. It is equivalent to Perrin if it is damp and obstinate. If wet and warm, it can be combined with Mint, Herba Artemisiae Scopariae and Scutellariae Radix.

2. Used for vomiting and diarrhea. If you feel foul, vomiting and diarrhea, you can use it with Perilla, Pinellia ternata, Magnolia Officinalis and Chenpi. If the stomach is cold and vomits, it can be combined with Pinellia ternata. If it is damp and hot, it can be matched with Huang Lian and bamboo shavings; For patients with spleen and stomach weakness, Codonopsis pilosula and Glycyrrhiza uralensis can be combined; Vomiting during pregnancy can be combined with Amomum villosum.

3. It is used for summer-dampness syndrome. It can be used to treat summer dampness, whether it is cold or hot, and is often used in combination with Perrin in clinic.

4. used for fever, aversion to cold, aversion to cold, fever, and fullness in the chest. Compatible with Perilla frutescens and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae.

In addition, it can cure nasosinusitis, and it can often be decocted with pig bile in the same dosage

, 3 ~ 9g.

the original plant

comes from the aerial parts of agastache rugosa (Fisch. etmey.) O. ktze. of Labiatae.

perennial herb in plant form, up to 1m, with fragrance. The stem is square, reddish, and the upper part is puberulent. The leaves are opposite, heart-shaped oval or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5 ~ 11 cm long and 1.5 ~ 6.5 cm wide, with irregular and blunt serrations at the edges and pubescence and glandular spots below. The verticillate forms a terminal pseudospike; Bracts lanceolate; Calyx tube-shaped, with 15 longitudinal veins, 5-toothed, with hair and glandular points; Corolla lavender or red, 2-lipped, middle lobe of lower lip with wavy teeth; Stamens 4, diqiang, protruding out of corolla. Nutlets are hairy at the top. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from October to November. Born on the roadside and in the fields. Location: Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hunan; There is cultivation.

cut in the shade in summer and autumn when the branches and leaves are flourishing or when the flowers are blooming, or cut off in the shade while fresh.

Pogostemon fragrans, also known as Herba Pogostemonis, is native to China. I like Wenwang moist and sunny environment, the aboveground part is not cold-resistant, afraid of dryness and water accumulation, and the requirements for soil are not strict. It is appropriate to loosen fertile and well-drained sandy loam.

● Varieties

are usually sown and propagated by ramets. Sowing can be traced in the spring of March-April, and germinated in 1-15 days. The ramets can be dug up and replanted after the ratoons germinate in spring.

● Propagation

When the seedlings are 3-4 cm high, they should be interplanted. When the seedlings are 6-8 cm high, they should be carried out on cloudy days or in the evening. Keep the soil moist during the growth period, but do not accumulate water, and apply fertilizer once every half month. After the overwintering perennial roots emerge in May-June, plant them in the open field or pot them, and continue to bloom in June-July. < P > ● Planting and cultivation < P > mainly include brown spot disease, withering pain, red spider and aphid. The diseases are sprayed with 15 times of 5% special wettable powder. Insect pests are sprayed with 8% dichlorvos milk yeast with 15 times solution.

● Pogostemon fragrans has a long history of cultivation in China. When dense lavender flowers are in full bloom, it is graceful and elegant, and suitable for planting in flower border, Chi Pan and courtyard. Very elegant, but also potted for viewing.

Pogostemon cablin can also be used as a cooking seasoning or cooking material. Because it has the effect of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, it is used in some uncommon dishes and folk snacks to increase nutritional value, such as roasted fish with fire, Hanzhong gourmet pot tea and so on. Pogostemon fragrans can also be eaten in cold salad, which is used to relieve exterior syndrome, dispel pathogenic factors, promote diuresis, remove wind, clear heat and quench thirst.

chemical composition

patchouli contains about 1.5% of volatile oil, and the main components in the oil are Pogostone and Patchouli alcohol. Other components are Benzaldehyde (Benzaldehyde), Eugenol, cinnamaldehyde (Cinnamic aldehyde) and so on. Flavonoids Apigenin, Rhamnetin and pokeweed were isolated from Pogostemon cablin. Pogostemon Pogostemonis contains .28% volatile oil, and Methylchavicol is the main component, accounting for more than 8%. It also contains Anethole, Anisaldehyde, d- limonene, p-methoxycinnamaldehyde, α-Pinene and β-Pinene. Robinia pseudoacacia (Acacetin), arsine (Tilianine), Linarin, agastacoside (agastacoside), Isoagastachoside and Agastachin were isolated from Pogostemon rugosa. In addition, it also contains a small amount of tannins, bitterness and other ingredients.

pharmacological action

1. The experiment of antifungal action shows that Pogostemon Fragrans decoction (8% ~ 15%) has inhibitory effect on many pathogenic fungi such as Trichophyton xulan in vitro. Ether leaching solution, alcohol leaching solution and water leaching solution can also inhibit a variety of pathogenic fungi. The results showed that the inhibitory concentrations of ether extract, alcohol extract, water extract and decoction of Pogostemon Pogostemon were 3%, 5%, 1% and 15% respectively, suggesting that the antibacterial ability of the extract was stronger than that of the decoction.

2. Anti-leptospira effect The water decoction of Pogostemon rugosa has inhibitory effect on leptospira at the concentration of 15mg/ml; When the concentration is increased to 31mg/ml, it can kill leptospira.

3. Antiviral effect It has been reported that flavonoids in Pogostemon cablin have antiviral effect. The components isolated from Pogostemon Pogostemon can inhibit the growth and reproduction of rhinovirus, the pathogen of digestive tract and upper respiratory tract. The antiviral component in Pogostemon Pogostemon Pogostemon is flavone (xanthophyll component). Taking this component as the main component, the synthesized drug with stronger antiviral activity and easy absorption after oral administration is used for rhinovirus infection, and the effect is good.

4. Effect on digestive system. The volatile oil in Pogostemon rugosa can stimulate gastric mucosa, promote gastric secretion and help digestion. However, Huoxiang decoction has no contractive effect on gallbladder.