Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jing Jie

schzonepeta stem or bud

(Chinese name: 荆芥)

Taste & Temperature:

• Xin-Spicy
• slightly Wen-Warm
• Xiang-Aromatic

Channels:

• Hand Tai Yin of Lung
• Foot Jue Yin of Liver

Actions & Indications:

• disperse Wind-Cold (Spicy, Warm)
• release rash & stop itching
• stop bleeding (charred)
• Expel Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold (depending on what mixed with)

Contraindications:

• Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
• Liver Wind pattern
• fully erupted measles or open sores

Caution:

• Yin syndrome
• Blood deficiency
• chronic skin infection

Dosage:

• 1-3 qian (3-9 grams)

Cooking: short time

Friend:

• Fang Feng - often used together

Similar Actions to:

• Zi Su Ye - specialist disperse Cold
• Fang Feng - specialist deeper Wind

back to:

• Xin Wen Jie Biao
• TCM Materia Medica