Botanical Name :	Schizonepeta　tenuifolia
Parts Used :	Herba
Possible English Names :	schizonepeta
	chingchieh
	Japanese catnip

Japanese Name :	keigai
Chinese Name :	jing jie

Property :	slightly warm

Taste :	pungent

Affinity :	the channels of the LIS and LES


Effects :	1. dispelling pathogenic wind to relieve exterior syndrome
	2. dispelling pathogenic wind to relieve itching
	3. promoting skin eruption
	4. arresting bleeding

# "Exterior syndrome" refers to the symptoms and signs along with the cold and flu, such as chills, fever, headache, etc.

Indications :
Signs, Symptoms and Illnesses	Pattern Analysis	Combination	Formula
(1) headache, fever, chills and no sweat	exterior syndrome due to exopathic wind-cold	ledebouriella root, fresh ginger and notopterygium root	Kei-Bou-Haidoku-San
* fever, headache, sore throat and eye redness ( conjunctivitis)	exterior syndrome due to exopathic wind-heat	platycodon root, peppermint and forsythia fruit	Gin-Gyou-San
(2) pruritus, rubella or measles without adequate eruption		peppermint, ledebouriella root, great burdock fruit and cicada
(3) hematemesis, nasal bleeding, fecal blood or metrorrhagia		other hemostatic herbs

Note : "Combination" shows medicinal herbs usually or often used in combination with schizonepeta. "Formula" shows the one which contains the group of herbs on the left.

Applications:
	the early stage of the common cold and flu, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urticaria, measles, rubella, etc
Dosage :	3 -9 grams
Administration :
	to be decocted with water for oral administration ( # see below ) * not to be decocted over a long period of time * carbonized schizonepeta should be used for hemostasis

# Decoction
(1) Tools: sauce pan ( non-metal ), bamboo basket ( “Take-zaru” ), bowl ( non-metal ), gauze
(2) How to make :
1. Pour 4 glasses of cold tap water ( about 800ml ) into the pan.
2. Remove the medicinal herbs from the paper bag ( packaging ).
3. Add them to the water.
4. Boil and stir for about 30 min, until the total volume of the water has been reduced to half.
First heat with a full flame, then once it’s boiled, reduce the flame to simmer.
5. Place the bamboo basket with 2 sheets of gauze onto the bowl.
6. Pour the boiling water and medicinal herbs through the filter.
* Gauze is sold at pharmacies ( 5m,10m,20m ).
You should cut the gauze into a suitable sized square.
7. Divide soup into 2 cups equally.