Patchouli has the function of aroma, appetizer and vomiting, published to relieve summer heat. Clinically, it is mostly used to treat dampness and obstruction, summer dampness and tiredness, chest tightness, abdominal pain and vomiting and diarrhea. The classic formula "Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Pill" is made with Huo Xiang as the main medicine. In the summer, people also use patchouli and Elsholtzia to boil water to prevent summer colds.

It is important to note that patchouli is warm and pungent, so it is only suitable for those who have a dampness problem, but not for those who have a wind-heat problem, or those who are suffering from chronic gastritis or enteritis, which are characterized by a deficiency of heat and yin.

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Patchouli medicines are warming agents. So if you have a cold in the hot summer, but the fever is not obvious, accompanied by a loss of appetite, bloating, white tongue, etc., like this body to the cold dampness of the main patients can take patchouli Zhengqi water. Also, those who often travel to the indoor air-conditioning temperature is too low and outdoor hot environment of the crowd, by the cold due to the invasion of the cold evil caused by the cold is also can be used.

Many people mistakenly believe that patchouli is a special medicine to relieve heatstroke, in fact, this is a misunderstanding. Heatstroke is due to summer heat invasion, clinical high fever, sweating, fatigue as the main manifestation, severe may be a deficiency. The treatment should be based on clearing heat and fire, nourishing Yin to solve the heatstroke.

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