Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

jīng jiè suì / 荆芥穗 / 荊芥穗 / schizonepeta spike

Latin pharmacognostic name: Schizonepetae Flos

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 荆芥花 jīng jiè huā; 芥穗 jiè suì

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Warm acrid exterior-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid; slightly warm.

Channel entry: lung and liver channels.

Indications:

This has the same actions as the whole herb, but its wind-dispelling action is stronger.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g.

See also:

jīng jiè (荆芥 Schizonepetae Herba, schizonepeta)