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Properties: acrid slightly warm
Channels: Spleen Stomach Lung
Functions: Releases Exterior, expels damp for Wind-cold damp during humid summer weather exacerbated by eating cold foods
aromatically transforms damp and harmonizes digestion for poor appetite, morning sickness, cold food stagnation
opens the nose for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. breath fumes from cooking patchouli in water.
Dosage for decoction: 5-10g, double the dosage when it is fresh.
In Chinese medicine, Huo Xiang/Patchouly oil is used orally for colds, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. It is also used orally to treat bad breath, particularly when it is associated with alcohol ingestion. The leaf, fruit, and flower are used to treat tumors.
In Foods and beverages, patchouly oil is used as a flavor ingredient.
In Manufacturing, patchouly oil is used in perfumes and cosmetics.
Added by greenBubble 8 months ago
Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair
Specific Conditions Treated: Bug Bites
Ingredients Participating: Lavender Oil, Hemp Seeds, Huo Xiang, Coconut Oil, Hip, Rosemary Oil
Certain bug bites can cause itching, swelling or blistering. This can be very uncomfortable and scratching at the bites worsens the condition. The high antioxidant levels of this r... more
Added by Konica 21 month ago
Conditions Treated: Wounds and Injuries
Specific Conditions Treated: Bed Sores
Ingredients Participating: Huo Xiang
Bed Sores are also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers. These are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure usually from a bed or wheelchair cuts o... more
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Added by Nalini 21 month ago
Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair
Specific Conditions Treated: Psoriasis
Ingredients Participating: Huo Xiang
Psoriasis is a disorder which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaqu... more
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Added by Linzi 24 months ago
Conditions Treated: Digestive
Specific Conditions Treated: Vomiting
Ingredients Participating: Asian ginseng, Cloves, Huo Xiang
Vomiting (also called throwing up or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. Vomiting may result from many caus... more
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Added by Lidan 25 months ago
Conditions Treated: Digestive
Specific Conditions Treated: Vomiting
Ingredients Participating: Ginger, Cloves, Ban Xia, Huo Xiang
(Huo Xiang Ban Xia San for Stomach Deficiency and Cold)
Vomiting (also called throwing up or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stom... more
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