Ingredient: Mentha herb (bo he) (Mentha arvensis).
| Mandarin: 薄荷葉 Pin-Yin: Bo He Ye English: Mentha Korean: 박하 Romaji: Hakka Kanji: 薄荷 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Menthae haplocalycis Herba
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Cooling, acrid, aromatic
Channels Entered:
- Liver, lung
Herb Actions:
- Extinguishes wind-heat
- Supports head, eye, and throat health
- Disperses wind and heat from rashes
- Unblocks liver qi and aids flow
- Purges turbid filth
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with profuse sweating
- Not recommended for those with ascendant liver yang
- Depletes qi
Commonly Found In:
- Ginseng & Mentha Formula