Eupatorium fortunei
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Other Names : Pei Lan, 佩兰 , Fujibakama, Herba Eupatorii, Eupatorium, Orchid-Grass Herb, Fortune Eupatorium
Special precautions of Eupatorium fortunei
- Eupatorium fortunei contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
- Contraindicated for those with Qi and Yin Deficiencies.
- Contraindicated for those with Stomach Qi Deficiency.
Health Benefits and Uses of Eupatorium fortunei
The plant is used medicinally in both Japan and China. In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is indicated for poor appetite, Bad Breath (Halitosis), nausea and vomiting due to 'dampness' obstructions or summer heat. Its modern usage includes stomach flus and acute gastritis, in conjunction with other herbs including Huo Xiang (Agastache rugosa).
- Aromatically transforms Dampness, awakens the Spleen and regulates the Middle
- Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao Stifling sensation in the chest, lack of appetite, nausea and a white, moist tongue coat
- Damp-Heat in the Spleen channel with a sweet, sticky taste in the mouth, excessive saliva and bad breath.
- Transforms Dampness and releases Summerheat : Summerheat with Dampness with nausea and early-stage Warm-Damp febrile disease
- Aromatically dispels Middle Jiao turbid filth to unbind the Stomach / Harmonizes the Middle : Internal accumulation of increasingly thickened dampness in the Middle Jiao binding Stomach Qi (lethargy, nausea, anorexia, epigastric and abdominal distention and pain with a very thick, greasy tongue coat
