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Bo He #1243

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Pin Ying Name: Bo He

Chinese Name: 薄荷

English Name: Mint

Latin Name: Mentha, Herba

Herbs that Release the Exterior: Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Heat Diaphoretics)

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Aromatic	Cool	Lung Liver	1.5-6g

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat	Wind-Heat with fever, cough, headache, red eyes and a sore throat
Vents rashes	Early-stage rashes e.g. measles
Relieves Stagnation of Liver Qi	Liver Qi Stagnation with pressure in the chest or flanks, emotional instability and gynecological problems
Expels turbid filth	Exposure to unclean Qi in the Summertime leading to gastric distress with abdominal pain, vomiting. diarrhea and a thick, yellow, greasy tongue coat

Contraindicated for debilitated patients with Exterior Deficiency (spontaneous sweat).
Contraindicated for those with Liver Yang Rising.
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with Blood Deficiency due to Yin Deficiency Heat.
This herb is not recommended for nursing mothers. It may lead to insufficient lactation.
Contraindicated for those with hiatal hernia.
The essential oil should not be inhaled by small children.