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Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui 藿香正气水
Agastache Water [tincture] to Rectify the Qi


Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era

Herb Name
Huo Xiang 藿香 (Agastache)
Hou Po
厚朴 (Magnolia bark)
Chen Pi
陈皮 (Tangerine peel)
Zi Su Ye
紫苏叶 (Perilla leaf)
Bai Zhi
白芷 (Angelica dahurica)
Zhi Ban Xia
制半夏 (Pinellia root)
Da Fu Pi
大腹皮 (Areca husk)

Bai Zhu 白术 (White Atractylodes)
Fu Ling 茯苓 (Poria)
Jie Geng
桔梗 (Platycodon)
Zhi Gan Cao
制⽢草 (Fried Licorice)

Latin
Pogostemon cablin
Magnolia o
fficinalis
Citrus tangerina
Perilla frutescens
Angelica dahurica
Pinellia ternata, prepared
Areca catechu
Atractylodes macrocephala
Poria cocos
Platycodon grandi
florum
Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Amount
90 grams

60 grams ea.


30 grams ea.

60 grams
30 grams
60 grams
30 grams
60 grams
75 grams


Preparation:
Beat the herbs and steep in 45% alcohol, enough to cover by 4 finger- breadths, for 10 days, shaking daily, then strain. It can also be prepared as a powder or as a decoction using 10–20% of the given doses. Usually taken with Fresh Ginger and Chinese Red Dates Da Zao.

Function:
Clears Damp, regulates Qi, harmonises the Stomach and Spleen, clears the Exterior

Use:
Fever, chills, headache, fullness and oppression in the chest, epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, greasy tongue coat
1. Acute Gastroenteritis
2. Food poisoning
3. Acute Diarrhea
4. Intestinal Flu
5. Acute Colitis
6. Acute Enteritis


Dose:

15 mls of the tincture; 6–9 grams of the powder taken with a strong infusion of fresh Ginger, or the decoction can be taken in cupful doses.

Cautions:
1. Generally not used for cases with strong heat, as it is warm and dry. However, taken in acute situations of gastrointestinal disorders and diarrhea, it can be used.

Modifications:

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This is commonly available in China as small vials of tincture, one vial being taken as a dose several times daily. It is remarkable fast-acting when taken in this manner.

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