What are the effects and functions of patchouli

Patchouli, also known as Hexiang, is a perennial plant, the flowers are generally blue-purple, very beautiful, and then let's take a look at the efficacy and function of patchouli!

Patchouli is a perennial herb, the stem is erect, 0.5-1.5 meters high, quadrangular. Leaves cordate-ovate to oblong-lanceolate. Verticillate inflorescences many flowered. Calyx tubular-obconic. Corolla purplish blue, stamens protruding from the Corolla, filaments fine, flattened, glabrous. Style subequal to stamens, 2-lobed, filiform, apex equal. Disk thickly annular. Ovary lobes apically tomentose. Mature nutlets ovate-oblong, ca. 1.8 mm long, ca. 1.1 mm wide, ventral angled, apex hispidulous, brown.

Patchouli is a high-calcium, high-carotene food, tender leaves contain water, and a lot of protein, fat, carbohydrates, carotene, vitamins, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and so on. The aromatic volatile oil contained in the whole herb, mainly methyl piperol and limonene, has a certain inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic fungi. Aromatic volatile oil is the raw material for the manufacture of a variety of proprietary Chinese medicines.

Huoxiang Xin, sexual lukewarm, return to spleen, stomach and lung meridian; fragrant rising powder; it has the effect of dispelling summer heat and relieving surface, dampness of spleen, regulating qi and stomach; it is mainly used to treat dizziness of cold and heat caused by external heat, cold and dampness, dampness and dampness, dizziness in epigastrium, tightness in epigastrium, vomiting and diarrhea, and evil obstruction of pregnancy, restless fetal movement, bad breath, nasal abyss, tinea pedis.

The edible parts of patchouli are generally tender stems and leaves, which are good for game. Can be cold, fried food, fried food, can also do porridge. Patchouli can also be used as a cooking seasoning or material. Because it has the effect of invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, it is a cooking raw material for both food and medicine, so some obscure dishes and folk snacks make use of its rich taste and increase nutritional value.

Indications: aromatic turbid, and stop vomiting, published to relieve summer heat. For dampness and turbid obstruction, epigastric vomiting, heat and dampness surface syndrome, dampness at the beginning, fever and tiredness, chest tightness, cold and dampness closing summer heat, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, nose deep headache. Patchouli has a bactericidal function, a leaf in the mouth can remove halitosis, prevent infectious diseases, and can be used as a preservative. Boiled porridge or tea with patchouli in summer is effective for severe summer dampness, spleen and stomach dampness, abdominal distension, physical sleepiness, nausea and vomiting.

Because patchouli itself is a kind of fragrant plant, the whole plant has fragrance, so patchouli is often matched with other aromatic plants and applied to some blind service green space, which can improve the blind's understanding of the plant kingdom. Patchouli green belt is mainly used for flower diameter, pond and courtyard planting.

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