Agastache rugosa

Agastache rugosa

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

Another name: yapiwan (Dai name).

[source] it is the whole plant of Labiatae.

[plant morphology] corolla

Herbaceous, 1-1.5 meters high, the whole plant has fragrance. Stem tetragonal, pubescent. Leaves opposite, ovate or broadly ovate, margin coarsely serrate, base broadly cuneate, extending down to petiole to form narrow wings, both sides sparsely pilose. Calyx 2-lobed, lower lip slightly yellow or campanulate, apex 4-lobed; stamens 2-lobed, apical teeth 4-lobed, staminate or campanulate. Nutlets ovate, ventrally angulate, dorsally rounded, brown. The flowering period is from October to December.

Born in the shade. Distributed in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the sun.

[flavor] warm in nature, bitter and pungent in taste.

[function indications] it can strengthen the stomach, warm the middle and regulate qi. Treatment of cold, asthma, dyspepsia, bloating, abdominal pain, enteritis and dysentery.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.