Eupatorium (Peilan)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Eupatorii |
| Botanical Name: | Eupatorium fortunei Turcz. |
| Common Name: | Eupatorium |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The aerial parts of the plant are harvested either in summer or autumn, with autumn being preferable. They are cut into pieces and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent and neutral |
| Meridian: | Spleen and stomach |
| Functions: | To transform dampness To release summer-heat |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Dampness blocking spleen and stomach manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and fullness, nausea, vomiting and poor appetite. *Use with Agastache (Huoxiang), Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu), Magnolia bark (Houpo) and Round cardamom seed (Baidoukou). 2. Invasion by exogenous summer-heat and dampness or early stage of damp-heat febrile diseases manifested as stifling sensation in the chest, absence of hunger, low-grade fever and sallow complexion. *Use with Agastache (Huoxiang), Sweet wormwood (Qinghao), Talc (Huashi) and Coix seed (Yiyiren). |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g |