Jing Jie - 荆芥 - Herba Schizonepetae - Japanese Catnip
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Schizonepetae |
| Common English: | Japanese Catnip Schizonepeta Stem or Bud |
Category
Herbs that Release the Exterior: Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Cold Diaphoretics)Properties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Acrid Aromatic | Slightly Warm (Warm) (Neutral) | Lung Liver | 3-10g Maximum dosage: 30g Tincture: 2-4ml 4.5-9g (Secondary source) |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Releases the Exterior and expels Wind | Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat Carbuncles or boils (Chuang Yung) when they first erupt - especially with chills and fever |
Vents rashes and relieves itching | Initial-stage measles and pruritic skin eruptions |
Stops bleeding | Hemorrhage (auxiliary) |
| Dispels Wind and relieves muscle spasms | Postpartum spasms, trismus, muscle cramps and spasms due to Wind |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Hb. Menthae | Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Hb. Menthae |
Releases the Exterior to induce sweating. Disperses Wind in the head. Vents rashes and alleviates itching. | External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis. | External Wind-Heat with fever, headache and a sore throat. |
| Hb. Menthae | Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Hb. Pogostemonis/Agastaches |
External Wind-Heat. | Postpartum External Wind. | External Damp disorders. |
| Rx. Platycodi | Rx. Scutellariae | Fr. Arctii |
Acute cough associated with External disorders. | Eye inflammation associated with Wind-Heat. | Initial-stage measles and skin eruptions - brings rash to the surface and alleviates itching. |
| Hb. Equiseti | Colla Corii Asini | Rx. Saposhnikoviae |
Pruritic rash. | Hypermenorrhea or abnormal uterine bleeding or postpartum bleeding. | Pruritic itching. Exterior Excess. Initial-stage boils. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Sm. Phaseoli |
Itching and tremors of the hands and feet from Wind due to Blood Deficiency. Intestinal Wind with bleeding from the rectum. | Itching from Wind due to Blood Deficiency. (stronger effect) | Clears heat, promotes the flow of Blood, reduces rashes and alleviates itching for itchy Wind-Rash and swollen, toxic sores. |
| Flos Sophorae Immaturus | Flos Sophorae Immaturus | Flos Sophorae Immaturus |
Hemafecia. | Rectal bleeding from Intestinal Wind or hemorrhoids. | Rectal bleeding from Intestinal Wind or hemorrhoids. (stronger effect) |
Fr. Forsythiae | Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Rx. Rehmanniae (Fresh Juice) |
Early-stage carbuncles, furuncles, and abscesses with Heat. | Early-stage carbuncles, furuncles, and abscesses. Exterior signs and symptoms. | Epistaxis, hemoptysis and hematemesis. |
Hb. Cirsii | ||
Hematuria. |
Notes
- For muscle cramps and spasms caused by Wind, this herb can be taken alone as a powder or combined with other Wind-dispelling herbs.
- The spike, Jing Jie Sui, is used in the same way but acts more strongly.
- It works best in the early stages of Wind Invasion.
- Its uses are almost the same as those of Western Catnip, apart from promoting the eruption of rashes.
- According to some sources, it reduces swelling and detoxifies the Blood.
- It vents Wind from the Blood.
- Some sources report that it stops epistaxis, hematuria, menorrhagia and other forms of hemorrhage.
- Jing Jie and Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye both release the exterior and induce diaphoresis. Jing Jie dispels Wind more strongly and is suitable for both Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat, whereas Zi Su Ye is best for Wind-Cold accompanied by Middle Jiao problems such as Qi Stagnation or pregnancy.
- For patients who are already sweating, dry-fried Schizonepeta Chao Jing Jie is preferred.
- Charred Schizonepeta Jing Jie Tan regulates the Blood and stops bleeding.
- Being only slightly warm and less drying, it can be used for both Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat.