Patchouli herb can be brewed and drunk.

1, Patchouli grass is a plant of the family Labiatae, and its edible parts are usually the young stems and leaves, and its young stems and leaves are the best of the game. Can be cold, fried, fried food, can also do porridge. Patchouli grass can also be used as a cooking condiment or material. Because it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and qi, is a kind of both food and medicine cooking raw materials, so some of the more out-of-the-way dishes and folk snacks in the use of its rich flavor, increase the nutritional value.

2, patchouli grass function and treatment: aroma, and stop vomiting, published to solve the summer heat. Used for dampness in the obstruction, epigastric plaque vomiting, summer dampness surface evidence, dampness and warmth, fever, tiredness, chest tightness, cold and dampness closed summer, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, nasal abyss headache.

3, patchouli has sterilization function, mouth can remove bad breath, prevent infectious diseases, and can be used as an antiseptic. Summer with patchouli porridge or tea drinking service, on the summer dampness, spleen and stomach damp obstruction, epigastric distension, limbs heavy sleep, nausea and vomiting effective.

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1, patchouli like high temperature, sunny environment, in the shade of the growth is not good, the average annual temperature of 19 ~ 26 ℃ of the region is more suitable for the growth of the temperature higher than 35 ℃ or lower than 16 ℃ when the growth is slow or stop.

2, like to grow in a moist, rainy environment, afraid of drought. Seedling period like rain, the growing period like humidity environment, but the soil humidity is too large, will also rot the roots and die. Less rainy areas should pay attention to irrigation.

3, the seedling period like shade, need to build a shed or cover grass, adult plants can grow in full light. Roots are more cold hardy, can overwinter in the north, the next year green and grow patchouli; above ground is not cold hardy, a large number of leaves after frost, gradually die.

4, the soil requirements are not strict, general soil can grow, but the soil is deep and fertile and loose sandy loam or loam is good. Fear of stagnant water, planted in low-lying areas prone to waterlogging, the roots are easy to rot and die. Seed life span of 2~4 years, so next year seeds can be sown, seed germination needs light conditions, germination temperature 18~22 ℃, germination days 7~10 days.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia - Patchouli