Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis, Mentha cablin) (Guang Huo Xiang) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Aromatically Transforms Damp, Benefits the Stomach: -Nausea, Vomiting-Morning Sickness-Cold-Damp during the Summer with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea-lingering Damp blocking the Stomach with epigastric distention and vomiting-also for Scanty Urine from Damp obstruction-Older TCM texts note it to clarify the Spirit 2. Clears Summer-heat and Damp, Clears the Exterior: -Heat and Damp during the Summer, with obstruction of the abdomen-Fever, Malaria, Typhoid, Encephalitis, Leptospirosis-Nasal congestion, Sinusitis, Headache-Dysentery-Heatstroke (fresh herb can be used as a stand-alone herb) 3. Moves the Qi, Opens Obstruction: -Menstrual discomfort and cramping-Chest oppression, Angina Pectoris Dose: 1. Fresh leaf: best used for Summer-heat (heatstroke or heat disease in summer)2. Dry Leaf: best for acute Wind-Cold disorders with internal Damp3. Stalk: best for nausea and vomitingInfusion (1 in 10):…

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