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Pin Yin: bo he
Common name: field mint, peppermint
Botanical family: Labiatae
Botanical name: 1, Mentha haplocalyx Briq.; 2, M. arvensis L.
Primary action: Release Wind Heat
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi
Temperature: cool
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Lu, Lv
Actions:
Disperses Wind Heat, clears head and eyes and relieves sore throat.
Promotes eruption of rashes and measles.
Relieves mild stagnation of Liver Qi, especially when symptoms are in
upper half of body.
(See
Exterior Wind
;
Exterior Heat
;
Heat Toxin
;
Liver Qi Depression
.)
Indications: sore throat, nasal congestion, headache,
red eyes, itchy skin, chest oppression, ribside pain
Dosage:
0.5-3 qian.
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