1 TASTE
Pungent and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Lung and liver
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To release the exterior and expel wind; 2. To stop bleeding
4 INDICATIONS
1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested as headache, chills, fever and absence of sweating. Schizonepeta (Jing Jie) is used with Ledebouriella root (Fang Feng) and Notopterygium. Root (Qiang Huo). 2. Wind-heat exterior syndrome manifested as fever, headache, sore throat and slight sweating or no sweating. Schizonepeta (Jingjie) is used with Forsythia fruit (Lian Qiao), Mentha (Bo He) and Platycodon root (Jie Geng) in the formula Yin Qiao San.3. Measles and skin eruption with itching. Schizonepeta (Jingjie) is used with Mentha (Bohe), Cicada slough (Chan Tui) and Arctium fruit (Niu Bang Zi) to bring the rash to the surface and alleviate itching.4.Hemorrhagic diseases, such as epistaxis, bloody stool and uterine bleeding. Carbonized Schizonepeta (Jingjie) is used with the other herbs that stop bleeding.
5 DOSAGE
3-10g
6 COUTIONS
To stop bleeding, this herb should be carbonized (or baked until yellow and black in color).
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