Wild patchouli is the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant Pogostemon cablin. It is harvested in summer and autumn, dried, and it has the effects of aromatic and stomach-tonifying, warming the middle and regulating qi.
It is derived from the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant Pogostemon cablin. It is harvested in summer and autumn, and dried.
It is a herbaceous plant with a height of 1-1.5 meters and a fragrant aroma throughout the plant. The stem is square-shaped and covered with short soft hairs. The leaves are opposite, ovate or broadly ovate, with coarse serrations on the edges, and the base is broadly wedge-shaped, extending down to the leaf stalk to form narrow wings. Both sides are sparsely covered with soft hairs. The umbel inflorescence is axillary or terminal; the calyx is bell-shaped, with 5 calyx teeth, nearly equal in size and slightly larger towards the back; the flowers are bilabiate, with the upper lip hood-shaped, brown or purple, and the lower lip yellow, flat, and with a 3-lobed apex; there are 4 stamens. The small nut is ovoid, with ridges on the ventral surface and rounded on the dorsal surface, brown in color. The flowering period is from October to December.
It grows in the shade of forests. It is distributed in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.
The efficacy of wild patchouli:
It has a warm nature and a bitter and pungent taste.
The functions of wild patchouli:
It has the functions of aromatic and stomach-tonifying, warming the middle and regulating qi. It is used to treat cold and wind-cold, wheezing and coughing, indigestion, bloating and abdominal pain, and enteritis and dysentery.
