People who are allergic to patchouli can cause allergic reactions such as pimples and measles after taking it.
Pogostemon belongs to the aromatic and qi-expelling medicine, which is the above-ground part of patchouli, family Labiatae. Patchouli is pungent and warm in nature, and enters the spleen meridian, stomach meridian and lung meridian. Pogostemon has the efficacy of dispelling summer heat and relieving the surface, transforming dampness and stomach, and is used in the treatment of nasal abyss (mainly manifested as filthy nasal mucus, which is too abundant to be wiped away), summer cold, vomiting in pregnancy, cold-heat headache, vomiting and diarrhea, chest and epigastric congestion, and ringworm of the feet, etc. Pogostemon is used both internally and externally.
Patchouli can be used both internally and externally. However, patchouli is aromatic, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not use patchouli. Those who are allergic to patchouli should not use patchouli.
If discomfort occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, if you need the drug, please use under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence, not self-medication.