Chinese name:

Source:

Agastaches Herba - herb

Nature:

• mildly warm (mildly cool, non-toxic)

Taste:

• pungent (bitter, sweet)

Tropism:

• spleen, stomach and lungs (heart, liver)

Direction of action:

• emerging, ascending, releasing

Effects:

• opens the surface and eliminates summer heat

• transforms dampness
• harmonises the stomach

Dosage:

• 4.5 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• unsuitable for blood dryness and internal heat from yin deficiency, strong stomach fire, dark red shiny tongue