Introduction of Jinɡ Jie: Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb
✵The article records the herb Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike, and Carbonized Fineleaf Schizonepeta—including their English names, Latin names, Pinyin names, properties and flavors, and botanical sources: two plant species—(1) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. and (2) Schizonepeta multifida (L.) Briq. It provides a detailed introduction to the botanical features, growth characteristics, and ecological environments of these two species; the characteristics of the herb Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb; its pharmacological actions, medicinal efficacy, and administration guidelines.
Herba Schizonepetae (Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb)
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè
English Name: Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb
Latin Name: Herba Schizonepetae
Property and Flavors: slightly warm, pungent, slightly bitter
Brief Introduction: Herba Schizonepetae is the dried aerial part of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. It is used (1) to release the exterior and dispel wind in wind-cold syndromes, (2) to promote eruption in measles, and (3) to dispel wind in urticaria. It is commonly known as Herba Schizonepetae, Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, or Jīnɡ Jiè.
Botanical Source: Herba Schizonepetae (Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb) is the dried aerial part of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. It is also referred to as Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb or Herb of Fineleaf Schizonepeta.
Herbal classic texts define Herba Schizonepetae as the dried aerial part of (1) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. Other authoritative herbal classics define it as the dried aerial part of species within the same family: (1) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. and (2) Schizonepaeta multifida (L.) Briq. These are plant species of the genus Schizonepeta (not Nepeta Linn.), family Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae), order Lamiales. The two commonly used species are described below:
(1) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq.
Administration of Herba Schizonepetae (Jīnɡ Jiè):
(2) Schizonepaeta multifida (L.) Briq.
Spica Schizonepetae (Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike)
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè Suì
English Name: Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike
Latin Name: Spica Schizonepetae
Property and Flavors: slightly warm, pungent, bitter
Brief introduction: Spica Schizonepetae is the flowering spike of Schizonepeta; it is used similarly to Herba Schizonepetae but exhibits stronger dispersing and wind-releasing actions.
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè Tàn
English Name: Carbonized Fineleaf Schizonepeta
Latin Name: Herba Schizonepetae Carbonisata
Property and Flavors: slightly warm, pungent, slightly bitter
Brief introduction: Herba Schizonepetae Carbonisata is the carbonized processed herb; it is used primarily as a hemostatic agent for functional uterine bleeding and hematochezia.
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1. Introduction of Jinɡ Jie: Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb
✵The article records the herb Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike, and Carbonized Fineleaf Schizonepeta—including their English names, Latin names, Pinyin names, properties and flavors, and botanical sources: two plant species—(1) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. and (2) Schizonepeta multifida (L.) Briq. It provides a detailed introduction to the botanical features, growth characteristics, and ecological environments of these two species; the characteristics of the herb Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb; its pharmacological actions, medicinal efficacy, and administration guidelines.
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè Suì
Pinyin Name: Jīnɡ Jiè Tàn
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