Xiang Ru (Aromatic Madder, Elsholtzia) - Chinese Herb

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Xiang Ru (Aromatic Madder, Elsholtzia)

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Herb 13 of 16 in Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Channels: LU, ST Properties: Spicy, Aromatic, Slightly Warm Latin: Herba Elsholtziae Chinese: 香薷 Tone Marks: xiāng rú Buy This Herb Get free shipping fromour partners at CHD

Chinese Herb Actions

• Expels Summerheat From the Exterior and Dampness From the InteriorFor exterior disorders in the summer or dampness with chills, fever, headache, lack of sweat, diarrhea, and body ache.
• Promotes UrinationFor edema and dysuria, especially during an exterior disorder.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Contraindicated for exterior deficiency syndrome with sweating. Add Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis (huang qin) or Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) to reduce tendency of this herb to cause vomiting, or take at a cool temperature.

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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 3-9 grams. Cook 10-15 minutes for exterior condition, cook longer for edema and make into a concentrated decoction.
• Part used: whole herb.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Xiang Ru San (Elsholtzia Powder) Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Cold

References Used

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  Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Portable 3rd Edition)

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  Chinese Medical Herbology & Pharmacology

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  Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals, Third Edition

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  Handbook of Chinese Herbs

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