Exploring the Plant Schizonepeta: A Miracle of Natural Healing

June 03, 2024

Jingjie, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family and the genus Jingjie, is covered with short pubescent hairs throughout the plant; The long stem has a purple square base with longitudinal grooves on all four sides; Leaves grow in pairs and divide into three lobes; The corolla inflorescence grows at the top of the branch in a false spike shape; Corolla lip shaped, cyan purple or light red; The flowering period is from July to August. The fruiting period is from September to October. First recorded in the "Shennong Bencao Jing", originally named "Fake Su". The name Jingjie first appeared in the Wu Pu Ben Cao.

Jingjie was first recorded to be produced in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and later widely distributed in northeastern China, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi and other provinces. Born on slopes, valleys, forest edges, and roadsides. Strong adaptability, likes to grow in warm, humid, and sunny environments. Low water accumulation, sticky soil, or poor coarse sandy land are not suitable for planting. Seed propagation or seedling transplantation are often used for planting.

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The record in this classic confirms that Jingjie has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects by removing dampness and dampness. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "all bleeding symptoms have stopped but not stopped, and if you want to do something that cannot be done, you can stop it by frying it black with Jingjie. In most cases, the fragrance of Jingjie is used to disperse wind, while the bitterness and warmth can clear blood, making it a blood stroke medicine." This indicates that Jingjie is effective in treating hematemesis, rectal bleeding, menstrual bleeding, and other conditions. The usage methods include water decoction, external application, and grinding as medicine. According to the "Classic of Materia Medica", "Yin deficiency and fire inflammation have a red face, so headache sufferers should not accidentally enter." In addition, because the small flowers of Schizonepeta are light purple and have a special odor, they are suitable as ground cover plants and can also be used to decorate flower beds in courtyards or decorate rock gardens.

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The main value of Jingjie

1. Medicinal value: Used by people throughout Europe to prevent and treat stomach diseases, anemia, and various other diseases. The roots of Jingjie still contain components that strongly stimulate the nervous system. Sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes in China, but it is very commonly used as a genuine variety of Schizonepeta. The whole plant is used to prevent and treat colds. Jingjie has a pungent and slightly warm taste. Its stems and leaves have the effects of relieving heat, sweating and fever, preventing and treating heatstroke, bad breath, chest tightness, and poor urination. It can also be used for acute gastroenteritis.
The record in this classic confirms that Jingjie has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects by removing dampness and dampness. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "all bleeding symptoms have stopped but not stopped, and if you want to do something that cannot be done, you can stop it by frying it black with Jingjie. In most cases, the fragrance of Jingjie is used to disperse wind, while the bitterness and warmth can clear blood, making it a blood stroke medicine." This indicates that Jingjie is effective in treating hematemesis, rectal bleeding, menstrual bleeding, and other conditions. The usage methods include decoction in water, external application, and grinding into medicine. According to the "Classic of Materia Medica", "Yin deficiency, fire inflammation, and facial redness, so those with headaches should be cautious not to accidentally enter."
2. Edible value: The stems and leaves of Schizonepeta japonica contain abundant vitamins and trace elements. The tender stems and leaves can be cold mixed, used as seasoning or soup, with a refreshing and delicious taste, enhancing appetite, and promoting throat health. Adding washed and chopped mustard leaves to fish and shrimp can remove the fishy smell.
3. Appreciation value: Due to its light purple color and unique odor, the small flowers of the Schizonepeta japonica are suitable as ground cover plants and can also be used to decorate flower beds in courtyards or decorate rock gardens.
4. Other values: Jingjie has the characteristic of making cats intoxicated and excited. After smelling, licking, and chewing Jingjie, cats will exhibit abnormal behaviors such as shaking their heads, rubbing their chin and cheeks, and rolling. The synthesis of resveratrol from Schizonepeta japonica is believed to be similar to cat pheromones, and the response of cats produced by Schizonepeta japonica is also similar to that of females in estrus, which may be one of the reasons why Schizonepeta japonica excites cats. Another reason may be that the insecticidal chemicals and odor of Schizonepeta can protect cats from pest damage.

There are studies showing that Schizonepeta japonica releases 39 volatile substances, including 9 aldehydes and terpenoids, 5 ketones and fatty hydrocarbons, 4 benzenes, 3 alcohols, 2 esters, and 2 other categories. The main substance with mosquito repellent activity in the volatile substances of Jingjie is Jingjie lactone, but its function as a repellent has not been well developed and utilized.

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The Value of Chinese Medicinal Herb Schizonepeta

1. Jingjie has a spicy and slightly warm taste. Return to the lung and liver meridians.
2. Jingjie grows and spreads with a slightly warm fragrance, entering the lungs and liver meridians. Not only is it good at dispersing the skin surface and blood to separate wind and evil, but it also helps to relieve skin rashes, relieve itching, and treat sores. It also helps to disperse internal wind and stop spasms. Peaceful in strength, suitable for dispersing wind, suitable for both wind cold and wind heat. Stir fried charcoal is slightly warm, astringent, and astringent. It enters the liver meridian and divides blood, astringents and stops bleeding, and has good effects in treating metrorrhagia and leakage.

3. This product contains volatile oil, monoU components, flavonoids, and other ingredients, which have the effects of relieving external heat, dispersing wind, penetrating rashes, and reducing sores.

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The efficacy and function of Jingjie

Relieve external heat, dispel wind, penetrate rash and reduce sores
Jingjie is slightly warm in nature and has the effect of relieving external heat and dispersing wind. It can be widely used for patients with wind cold, wind heat, and less obvious cold and heat. Jingjie can also have the effect of penetrating rashes and reducing sores, and has a certain therapeutic effect on diseases such as sores, rubella, and measles. It can also have the effect of relieving itching. In addition, this product is roasted with charcoal, and its taste changes from spicy and warm to bitter, astringent and peaceful. It has a certain hemostatic effect and can improve symptoms such as rectal bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, and metrorrhagia.

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Notes on Jingjie

Taboos for individuals with yin deficiency and excessive fire, qi deficiency, and physical weakness

Jingjie should not be eaten together with donkey meat, as the combination of the two can cause chemical reactions, leading to discomfort symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Jingjie should also be avoided from being eaten together with crabs, scaleless fish, etc., to avoid affecting the medicinal effect and being detrimental to physical health.

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Common ways to eat Jingjie vegetable

1. Jingmustard can be eaten raw or cooked until cooked.
2. When eaten raw, it can be mixed with seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, garlic puree, etc. for a spicy and refreshing taste.

3. When cooking, mustard greens can be mixed with meat, tofu, and other ingredients to stir fry and eat, or added to soup to cook and eat.

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