Elshotsholtzia is not recommended for those who have a deficiency of the surface and those who have a deficiency of yin and heat. Elshotria is not a substitute for medication and should be taken in a timely manner and in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
Elshotria is pungent, slightly warm, and belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. It has the effects of sweating and relieving symptoms, eliminating dampness and neutralizing the spleen and stomach, and inducing diuresis and swelling.
Clinically, it is often used in the treatment of summer-dampness cold, malignant cold (fear of cold), fever, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, edema, and dysuria (unruly urination). Elsholtzia is not recommended for people with surface deficiency (fever, sweating, slight cold) or for people with Yin deficiency and heat.
Elshotria can be used alone or in combination with other medicines, such as atractylodes macrocephala for the treatment of oedema, or with Houpaku and white lentils for the treatment of headache, fever, dryness and vomiting, and coldness of the limbs in summer days.
Elshotria is not a substitute for medication. It is recommended that patients in need of treatment should consult a doctor in time, and take medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis.