Ancient records
"Records of Famous Doctors": "Treat toxic swelling caused by geomantic omen, eliminate pathogenic factors, and treat cholera and heartache."
Herbal justice: "Pogostemon cablin is fragrant but not strong, warm but not dry, which can dispel haze and dryness, and help the spleen and stomach to be healthy. It is the most effective medicine for those with spleen yang dampness, fatigue, lack of diet and cloudy tongue coating. "
"Drug Meaning": "Its qi is fragrant and good for stomach qi, so as to regulate middle energizer, treat vomiting and cholera, accelerate the circulation of qi, and eliminate filth and nausea. And incense can harmonize the five internal organs. If the spleen and stomach are not harmonious, it can help the stomach enter the diet and have the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing. "
Compendium of Materia Medica: "The ascending and descending qi is the main medicine for vomiting the spleen and stomach."
pharmacological action
1, antibacterial effect
Pogostemon cablin is a traditional Chinese medicine with good antibacterial activity. Experimental studies show that patchouli ketone and patchouli alcohol have different degrees of inhibition on Staphylococcus aureus, Helicobacter pylori, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella and so on. Patchouli oil has obvious inhibitory effect on candida vaginalis, Aspergillus flavus, Cryptococcus neoformans and other fungi.
2, regulate the intestines.
The experimental results show that the water extract, oil-free extract and volatile oil of Pogostemon cablin have studied the intestinal regulation function of rabbits, and the surface has obvious inhibitory effect on the spontaneous and spasmodic contraction of the intestine. At the same time, gastric acid secretion was increased to varying degrees, pepsin activity was significantly improved, and the ability of pancreas to secrete amylase was promoted.
3, antiviral effect
It is reported that Pogostemon cablin oil is extracted from Pogostemon cablin, and the relative content of Pogostemon cablin and Pogostemon cablin is the largest, and the antiviral experiment in vitro is carried out. The experimental results show that Pogostemon cablin and Pogostemon cablin have obvious inhibitory effects on adenovirus, influenza A virus and coxsackie virus. At the same time, patchouli oil has a very good inhibitory effect on seasonal influenza virus and influenza A virus, and has a broad prospect in the prevention and treatment of influenza virus.
Recommend China dietotherapy: (Pogostemon cablin)
Huoxiang Lanpei tea
Ingredients: 6 grams of tea, 9 grams of Pogostemon, 9 grams of Eupatorium odoratum.
Exercise:
1. Wash tea, patchouli and Eupatorium odoratum with clean water. Wash the teapot too.
2. Put the tea leaves, Pogostemon cablin and Eupatorium odoratum into the teapot, and pour boiling water 10-20 minutes to drink tea instead.
Health care effect: relieving summer heat, stopping vomiting and diarrhea.
Cold patchouli
Ingredients: Pogostemon cablin 250g, salt 2g, monosodium glutamate 1 g, soy sauce 5g, sesame oil 5g.
Exercise:
1. First pick the fresh and tender leaves of Pogostemon cablin, wash them with clear water and drain them.
2. Put the Pogostemon Pogostemon directly into the freshly boiled water pot, blanch it, take it out, wash it with clear water and squeeze out the water.
3. Cut the leaves of Pogostemon fragrans into sections, put them in a plate, add refined salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix well. Serve.
Health care efficacy: relieving exterior syndrome, eliminating pathogenic factors, removing dampness and expelling wind, clearing away heat and quenching thirst.
crucian
Ingredients: 1 crucian carp, 1 cucumber, pickled ginger, pickled pepper, a little pickle, onion, ginger, garlic, Pogostemon, and bean paste.
Exercise:
1, crucian carp with knives on both sides, pickled with salt cooking wine 15 minutes; Dice cucumber, soak ginger, soak pepper, soak vegetables, onion, ginger, garlic, cut into sections and put on a plate, and chop agastache;
2. Put the pickled fish in an oil pan and fry until both sides change color, and then take it out;
3. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, add watercress, pour the prepared seasoning into the pot and stir-fry until you smell the smell of kimchi;
4. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, and put the fried fish into the pot to cook for 3-4 minutes;
When the fish is cooked, take it out of the pot and put it on the plate.
Health care efficacy: summer heat, dampness and qi. This dish is fresh, sweet and nutritious, and it is an appetizer in summer.
Huoxiang cake
Ingredients: Pogostemon cablin leaves 40g, flour 200g, 1 egg, salt, oil and water.
Exercise:
1. First, remove impurities from fresh leaves of Pogostemon cablin, wash them with clear water and drain them;
2. Chop the leaves of Pogostemon cablin, put the eggs, flour and salt into a slightly larger bowl, slowly add a proper amount of water, and stir evenly to form a batter;
3. Put a small amount of oil in the pan, pour the batter into the pan to make pancakes, and start to drum online in the middle of the pancakes. When shaking the pan, the pancake will come off the pan and turn over for about 2min.
4, out of the pot, cut the baked cake and set the plate.
Health-care efficacy: clearing heat and promoting diuresis in summer, and making the fragrance turbid.
Huoxiang broad bean
Ingredients: 20 grams of agastaches, 30 grams of broad beans, salt, oil, etc.
Exercise:
1, the broad beans are cooked in the pot, drained, washed and cut into 1 inch.
2. Put the oil in the pot until the oil temperature is 80% hot, add the cooked broad beans, stir fry until the moisture-free shell of the broad beans begins to harden slightly, add the agastache, stir fry a few times, and add salt to stir well.
Health care efficacy: clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, and stopping vomiting.