Herba Agastaches Rugosus, Herba Pogostemonis Patchouli, Agastache
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Slightly Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Slightly Warm
- Channels Entered
- LU, SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Agastaches Rugosus, Herba Pogostemonis
- Chinese
- 藿香
- Tone Marks
- huò xiāng
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Damp, Relieves Summer-Damp and Releases the Exterior For fullness and distension in the abdomen and epigastrum, poor appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and greasy tongue coat due to summer-dampness affecting the Spleen and Stomach.
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Awaken the Spleen, Relieves Nausea and Vomiting For nausea, vomiting, and morning sickness especially if due to turbid dampness in the middle jiao.
- Treats Fungal Infections For dermatosis or fungal infections of the hands and feet.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in decoction, should be added at the end of boiling 12
- 3-9 grams in decoction, double dosage of fresh herb, don’t overcook 13
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases where there is Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
Herb-Drug Interactions
- None Noted
Western / Biomedical Research
Chinese Herb Clinical Studies & Research
Provided as research context — a summary of published biomedical study, not a therapeutic or medical claim.
- Essential oil compounds from Agastache rugosa as antifungal agents against Trichophyton species.
Arch Pharm Res. 2004 Mar;27(3):295-9. - Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Agastache rugosa Kuntze and its synergism with ketoconazole.
Lett Appl Microbiol. 2003;36(2):111-5. - Antifungal effects of herbal essential oils alone and in combination with ketoconazole against Trichophyton spp.
J Appl Microbiol. 2004;97(6):1289-96. - HIV integrase inhibitory activity of Agastache rugosa.
Arch Pharm Res. 1999 Oct;22(5):520-3 - Agastaquinone, a new cytotoxic diterpenoid quinone from Agastache rugosa.
J Nat Prod. 1995 Nov;58(11):1718-21. - Huo Xiang has proven antibiotic effects (1) and stimulatory effect on the secretion of gastric acid (2).
- Huo Xiang in a formula has shown to effective for infantile diarrhea (3).
- 1. Zhong Yao Xue, 1998; 323:324
- 2. Zhong Yao Xue, 1998; 323:324
- 3. Fu Jian Zhong Yi Yao, 1984; (1):13
Chinese Herb Notes
- Two herbs are commonly called Huo Xiang; Agastache and Pogostemonis. They share common functions and are interchangeable.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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