Patchouli leaves have the effects of aroma, neutralizing turbidity, harmonizing and stopping vomiting, publishing and relieving heatstroke, and can be used to improve dampness obstruction in the middle jiao (dampness hinders the function of the spleen and stomach), summer dampness, etc. It is forbidden to be taken by those who have a deficiency of yin and fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, and the emergence of hyperactive deficiency fire).
Patchouli is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is the dried above-ground part of the perennial herb Patchouli of the family Labiatae, and Patchouli leaves are its leaves, which have effects similar to those of the traditional Chinese medicine Patchouli. Clinically, it is generally used in the treatment of hypochondriac (abdominal) fullness (stomach distension and discomfort), nausea and vomiting caused by dampness trapped in the middle jiao; malignant cold (fear of cold) and fever, dizziness and weakness, headache and chest tightness, abdominal pain and vomiting and diarrhea caused by external wind-cold in the summer days, and internal injury of raw cold.
Used with Cangzhu, Houpu and other traditional Chinese medicines, it can treat symptoms such as vomiting with little food, and fatigue (lack of spirit). When used with herbs such as Perilla, Houpu, and Hanxia, such as Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, it can treat external wind-cold. If used with herbs such as Scutellariae, Slippery Stone, and Inulae, it can also treat the beginning of Dampness-Warmth (Warmth caused by feeling Dampness-Heat) Disease or those who suffer from Dampness-Heat and are suffering from a combination of Dampness-Heat.
It can be decocted for general patients, but should not be decocted for a long time and is contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and fire exuberance.
When discomfort occurs, it is necessary to consult a doctor and choose medication under the doctor’s guidance, and not to use medication on one’s own.