All-Grass of Cablin Potchouli — Classic Formulas
Guang Huo Xiang · Herba Pogostemonis
Primary Actions
- Aromatically resolves dampness and transforms turbidity — used for damp obstruction in the Middle Jiao with chest tightness, nausea, loss of appetite, and a greasy tongue coat
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao and stops vomiting — used for nausea and vomiting from damp-cold or summer-heat dampness obstructing the Stomach
- Releases the exterior and dispels summer-heat — used for early-stage damp-warm febrile disease and summer-heat with dampness presenting with fever, headache, and drowsiness
Classic Formulas
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (藿香正气散) — Agastache Powder to Rectify Qi; treats externally contracted Wind-Cold with internal Dampness causing sudden gastroenteritis, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- Huo Pu Xia Ling Tang (藿朴夏苓汤) — Agastache, Magnolia, Pinellia, and Poria Decoction; treats early-stage damp-warm disease with dampness predominating
Classical Text References
- Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous Physicians, Tao Hongjing, c. 500 CE) — early documentation of Huo Xiang for aromatic transformation of dampness and summer-heat patterns