Hou Po (Jiang Zhi)
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis厚朴
- Nature
- Drying, Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, Sour
- Meridians
- Large Intestine, Lung, Spleen, Stomach
- Class
- Aromatic Dampness-Transforming Medicinals (Fang Xiang Hua Shi Yao)Qi-Rectifying Medicinals (Li Qi Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Hou Po (Jiang Zhi): this preparation attenuates the irritating quality of Hou Po, reinforces its Stomach-harmonizing action, diminishes the Qi and favors Dampness-transformation
- Dries Dampness
- Mobilizes Qi
- Disperses Food Accumulations
- Harmonizes the Stomach and the Centre
- Dissipates Cold
- Calms dyspnea
- Stops vomiting
- Stops cough