Pei Lan
Name: Chinese Eupatorium (佩蘭)
Pinyin: Pei Lan
Pharm. Name: Herba Eupatorii
Properties:
|
Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
|
Acrid |
Resolve dampness, release the exterior. |
Lung, Spleen, Stomach |
3-10g 6-20g (Fresh) |
Description:
The aerial part of Eupatorium fortunei Turcz. of family Compositae. It is fragrant and usually combined with Guang Huo Xiang for the syndrome of damp obstruction of middle energizer because they are similar in the actions of resolving dampness and harmonizing middle energizer. It also can be combined with Cang Zhu, Hou Po, and Kou Ren. It is aromatic and its actions are similar to Guang Huo Xiang. It can dispel summer-heat from the exterior and resolve damp-turbidity from the interior, but its actions of warming and dispersing are mild because it is neutral in the property.