Bo He
| Bo He in TCM:Explore the properties of Bo He according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: mint, wild mint
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Menthae
Properties: acrid, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LU, LV
Flavors: aromatic
Special Properties:
circulates qi, clears heat, clears damp, disperses wind
Actions / Indications:
- Disperses wind-heat; benefits throat (clears
head and eyes; wind-heat induced general aching, fever, headache,
cough, sore throat)
- Vents Rashes (early stage of measles; wind rashes)
- Spreads LV Qi and helps it flow freely (pressure
in flanks, chest; emotional instability; gynecological problems)
- Transform Damp Turbidity (nausea, epigastric distension,
diarrhea)
Special Notes:
- Because Bo He has a dispersing function it should be used with caution
in patients with xiao ke (wasting and thirsting), perspiration from
qi deficiency, LV yang excess, and patients with chronic deficiency
syndromes.
- Acute Mastitis: Decoction of Bo He solution 60g of (Bo He + Jie
Geng) with the herb residue filtered out and applied topically was
found effective to treat Acute Mastitis.
Contraindications:
- (cc: exterior deficiency or yin deficiency with heat)
- (cooking: add to decoction at last 5 minutes)
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