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Schizonepeta, Jing Jie 荆芥

Japanese Catnip, Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike
Jing Jie (TCM)
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Schizonepeta tenuifolia

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Schizonepeta multifida
(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Schizonepeta tenuifolia (syn. Nepeta tenuifolia), S. multifida (syn. Nepeta multifida)

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent

Classification:
A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat: 

-Cold, Flu

2. Clears Wind, Promotes Eruption:
-helps promote expression of rashes

3. Stops Bleeding:
-Bleeding


Dose:
Decoction: 5–10 grams, added towards the end

Preparation:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
Often Combined with Peppermint (Bo He)

1. Wind-Cold Common Cold or Flu:
i. Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
ii. Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
2. Wind-Heat Common Cold or Flu, Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
3. Acute Cough:
i. Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
ii. Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
4. Red, Sore eyes from Wind-Heat, Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
5. Swelling and pain of the Ear or Sinus, Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version
6. Initial stages of Measles, Schizonepeta Jing Jie with Peppermint and ... available in PRO version
7. Postpartum weakness, Schizonepeta Jing Jie with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
Xiao Feng San
Yin Qiao San

Cautions:
1. Weakness of the exterior marked by spontaneous Sweating or easily catching Cold and Flu
2. Generally only used in the presence of acute Wind (acute diseases).
3. Not used for Sores that have already erupted.
4. Care in those with Liver disease.

Main Preparations used:

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