Basic introduction of patchouli leaves

Patchouli is a perennial herb in the family of Labiatae, widely distributed and commonly cultivated. Prefer warm exuberant moist buckle sunny environment, suitable for loose fertile and well-drained sandy loam soil. The whole herb is used as medicine to stop vomiting, cholera abdominal pain, expulsion of gastrointestinal gas, clearing the summer heat, etc.; fruit can be used as a spice; leaves and stems are rich in volatile aromatic oils, has a strong flavor, for the aromatic oil raw materials. Patchouli can also be used as a cooking spice, or cooking materials, some of the more obscure dishes and folk snacks using its rich flavor, increase the nutritional value. In addition, patchouli can also be used as a garden or garden planting landscaping.

The efficacy and role of patchouli leaves

Warm flavor, pungent. Fast Qi, and in the middle, to dispel filth, dispel dampness. Treatment of cold and summer dampness, cold and heat, headache, chest and epigastric congestion, vomiting and diarrhea, malaria, dysentery, bad breath.