Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.

Patchouli is an aromatic plant of the family perennial plant. Native to the Philippines, Southeast Asia more cultivation, southern China also have a large number of cultivation. The Whole Grass contains volatile oil, can be used as a strong stimulant and aromatic, is a common component of perfume.

SHAPE: The stem is square column, much branched, the branches are slightly bent, 30 ~ 60 cm in length and 0.2 ~ 0.7 cm in diameter; the surface is pilose; Brittle, easily broken, the Middle Section has pith; the old stem is cylindrical, 1 ~ 1.2 cm in diameter and is covered with gray brown cork. Leaves opposite, crumpled into a ball, flattened leaf blade oval or elliptic, 4 ~ 9 cm long, 3 ~ 7 cm wide; both sides are gray-white velutinous; Apex short-pointed or Obtuse, base cuneate or obtuse, margin with irregular blunt teeth; petiole slender, 2 ~ 5 cm long, pilose. It has a distinctive aroma and a slightly bitter taste. Shipai Pogostemon Cablin is thin and small, its surface is wrinkled, gray-yellow or gray-brown, the internodes are 3 ~ 7 cm long, leaf scars are large and protruding, the middle part is suppository, the Longitudinal wrinkle is deep, the section is gradually round, the pith is small. Leaf blade smaller and thicker, Dark green-brown or Grayish Brown. The branches of Pogostemon Cablin in Hainan are thick, flat, gray-brown to light purple-brown, 5 ~ 13 cm long internodes, small leaf scars, not prominent, the branches near the lower part of the embolus, shallow longitudinal wrinkles, the cross-section was obtuse square. Leaf blade larger and thinner, Light Brown or light yellowish Brown. Annual plant, 30-60 cm tall. Erect, branched, hairy, old stem appearing corky. Leaves Opposite; Petiole 2-4 cm long, kneaded with Distinct Faint Aroma; leaf blade ovoid or oblong, 5-7-10 cm long, 4-5-7.5 cm wide, apex mucronate or obtuse, base broad and obtuse or cuneate and slightly asymmetric, margin unevenly coarsely toothed, both sides are hairy, under the dense, veins in the lower convex, slightly concave below, some are purple-red; no vein through the part of the MESOPHYLL is slightly raised above, so the leaf surface is not flat. Verticillaes dense, base punctuated, forming terminal and axillary spikes, 2-6 cm long, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, with total pedicel; bracts Ca. 13 mm; Calyx tube shaped; Corolla tube extended beyond Calyx, limb nearly 2-lipped, upper lip 3-lobed, lower lip entire; stamens 4, the filaments are outstretched and stained. Florescence April. The Chinese rarely bloom.

Patchouli Xin Wen, spleen and stomach, Lung Meridian, dampness, summer, anti-vomiting effect. Diet is not regular, often wet from inside, wet will cause outside wet, leading to loss of appetite, tongue coating thick greasy. Patchouli has the effect of dampness, can be used with atractylodes rhizome and Magnolia officinalis. Wet Weight Causes Diarrhea, Patchouli can be compatible with Kudzu root, atractylodes rhizome. Patchouli warm and not dry, both surface cold, but also wet. For the summer exogenous wind-cold, internal injury caused by cold chills fever, headache, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea is most suitable. Patchouli can remove dampness and transport spleen, but also can treat a variety of vomiting, single effective, or compatible Pinellia, ginger. If the combination of dampness and heat, see body heat fatigue, abdominal distension, urine red constipation, Patchouli can be compatible with Scutellaria, TALC, Artemisia capillaries.