Chinese name:

Source:

Schizonepetae Herba - herb

Nature:

• slightly warm (balanced, warm, cooling, lifting, weak)

Taste:

• pungent (bitter, slightly bitter, sweet, weak)

Tropism:

• lungs (heart, spleen, stomach, gallbladder)

Direction of action:

• to the surface

Effects:

• disperses wind

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standard 5 g

Contraindications:

• do not use long-term