Guang Huo Xiang - Cablin Potchouli Herb【New Wt: 17.75g(0.71g x 25 Sachets)】

NPN 80081253

【Macroscopic Features】
Trunk bark: Rolled tube-shape or double rolled tube-shape, 30~35cm long, 2~7mm thick, also called ‘tube pu’; one end of the trunk bark is flattened like a trumpet near the root, also called ‘boot tube pu’. Externally grayish-brown, rough, cortex is scale-like, falls off relatively easily, lacks obvious oval lenticels and horizontal wrinkles, yellowish-brown after scratching the cortex; inner surface is purple-brown or dark purple-brown, with thin dense longitudinal lines, oil marks when scratched. Hard texture, difficult to break; fractured surface is granular, exterior is grayish-brown, inside is purple-brown or brown, oily, with numerous small sparkling stars. Aromatic odor; acrid and spicy and slightly bitter taste.
Root bark (root pu): Main root and lateral root bark, 3~5mm thick, uneven thickness, tuberous, flake-like, shaped like a goat ear; it may be thin, small and curved like a chicken intestine, and is also called ‘chicken intestine pu’. Externally grayish-yellow or grayish-brown. Slightly hard texture, easily broken, fractured surface is fibrous.
Branch bark (branch pu): Single tube-shaped, 10~20cm long, 1~2mm thick. Outer surface is grayish-brown, inner surface is yellowish-brown. Brittle texture, easily broken, factured surface is fibrous.

【Properties】Bitter, acrid, warm.

【Channels (meridians) entered】spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine.

【Functions】
Moves qi, disperses stagnation, dries dampness, eliminates fullness, downbears qi, calms panting. Apply to dyspeptic disease and qi stagnancy, abdominal distention and constipation, dampness stagnates the middle-jiao, vomiting and diarrhea, accumulation of phlegm and reversed qi, cough and panting due to fullness of cheat.