Jing Jie
荊芥 jīng jiè

Category:

Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)

Warm Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated for Deficiency of the Exterior, Fully-erupted Measles or Open Sores, of an Absence of Pathogenic Wind of any kind.		Meridians: Lung , Liver
	Preparation: • Do not decoct for long periods • Spikes - to disperse wind from head and face • Charred - when used to stop bleeding, herb is toasted to ash and called jie sui tan • Dry fried		Quality: Good quality - light green, long, and dense spikes with a strong aromatic fragrance
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (16) chuān xiōng chá tiáo sǎn (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Gree) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) huái huā sǎn (Sophora Japonica Flower Powder) jiā wèi xiāng sū sǎn (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder) jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) shùn jīng tāng (Smooth the Menses Decoction) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Imperial Grace Formulary) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Effecctive Formulas) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) yín qiáo sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia powder) zhǐ sòu sǎn (Stop coughing Powder)

Family:

Labiatae (Lamiaceae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae

Botanical: Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Briq.

Japanese: keigai

Korean: hyonggae

Common: schizonepeta stem or bud

Temperature: Slightly Warm

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Vents rashes and alleviates itching add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Carbuncles and boils when they first erupt especially when accompanied by chills and fever add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Initial stage of measles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Blood in stool add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Uterine bleeding add comment

Jing Jie荊芥 jīng jiè

Jing Jie
荊芥 jīng jiè