Jing Jie
Schizonepetae Herba
acrid, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Releases the Exterior for Cold Attack
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chills & fever
- Measles
- Skin disorders
- Rash
- Carbuncles
- Boils
- Bleeding disorders
- Blood in stool
- Uterine bleed
Jing Jie is acrid and slightly warm. It enters the lung and liver systems. It is especially useful in treating disorders of the skin.
Jing Jie has a function to stop bleeding when it is charred. Even though Jing Jie is slightly warm, it can treat wind-heat or wind-cold.
Channels: lung, liver
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Nosebleed
- Uterine bleeding
- Common cold
- Headache
- Urticarial
- Itching
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Ding Jing Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huai Hua San
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Wan Dai Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhi Sou San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Jing Jie to patients that do not present with pathogenic wind or to patients that have late stage measles eruptions
Zoo Image: a porcupine with red and blue horns and rashes has uterine bleeding