- Schizonepeta
The
herb Schizonepeta is the above-ground part of "Schizonepeta tenuifolia "Briq .(familyLamiaceae ), grown chiefly in the provinces ofJiangsu ,Zhejiang andJiangxi , collected in autumn, or early winter, dried in shade, and used unprepared or stir-baked to charcoal.Its uses include:
# For affection by exopathogenic wind-cold shown as aversion to cold,
fever ,headache andanhidrosis , it is often used withledebouriella root andnotopterygium root , as in Anti-phlogistic Powder of Schizonepeta and Ledebouriella (Jing Fang Baidu San).
# For exterior syndrome due to pathogenic wind-heat with symptoms and signs of fever, headache, bloodshot eyes, and sore throat, often in combination withHoneysuckle flower,Forsythia fruit,Peppermint ,Platycodon Root and other herbs, as in Powder of Lonicera and Forsythia (Yin Qiao San).
# ForGerman measles ,pruritus , andmeasles without adequate eruption, it is often used withpeppermint ,cicada slough ,arctium fruit , etc. For various suppurative infections on the body surface at their initial stages accompanied with exterior syndrome, it is often used together withledebouriella root ,Honeysuckle flower,Forsythia fruit and other herbs.
# Forhematemesis ,epistaxis ,hemafecia ,metrorrhagia andmetrostaxis , carbonized schizonepeta is used in combination with other hemostatics.References
[http://www.healthphone.com/consump_english/encyclopedia/chinese_herbal_files/schizonepeta.htm Page on Schizonepeta]
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