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Bo He - Lab Tested, 1lb
Bo He - Lab Tested, 1lb
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Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) is Chinese Field Mint, an aromatic herb that disperses wind-heat, clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, and spreads Liver qi. Add near end of decoction. Lab tested.
Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), commonly known as Chinese Field Mint, is an aromatic, cool herb in the Chinese materia medica that disperses wind-heat, clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, vents rashes, and spreads constrained Liver qi. Its volatile oils must be preserved by adding it near the end of decoction. This lot is lab tested for quality and purity.
- Disperses wind-heat and clears the head and eyes: supports those with wind-heat patterns presenting as fever, headache, and red eyes
- Benefits the throat and vents rashes: traditionally used in early-stage warm-heat diseases and for incompletely expressed measles
- Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint: helps ease emotional constraint, chest oppression, and Liver qi stagnation
Sold by the pound as a bulk raw herb. Add near the end of decoction to preserve volatile oils. Intended for use by licensed practitioners and experienced herbalists.
English Name: Chinese Field Mint, Peppermint
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Acrid
Properties: Cool
Channels Entered: Liver, Lung
Actions: Disperses wind-heat and clears the head and eyes; Benefits the throat and vents rashes; Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint
Pattern: Wind-heat; Early-stage warm-heat disease; Liver qi stagnation
Chinese Symptomology: Wind-heat with fever, headache, and sore throat; early-stage measles with incomplete expression; Liver qi stagnation with emotional constraint and chest oppression
Materia Medica: Release the Exterior
Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with yin deficiency or deficiency heat. Use sparingly in nursing mothers, as it may reduce milk supply.
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