summer time heat summer cold remedy

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NOTE: RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT AS MANY AS 1 IN 5 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS HAD AT LEAST ONE GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM. ANOTHER STUDY INDICATES THAT 1 IN 4 MILD CASES OF THE VIRUS ONLY SHOWED OUT GI SYMPTOMS INCLUDING ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 THESE GI PROBLEMS MAY SLOW DOWN RECOVERY AND THE DIGESTIVE DISCOMFORTS MAY WORSEN THE SICKER YOU BECOME. OUR SUMMER COLD REMEDY HUO XIANG ZHENG QI TANG IS THE HERBAL MEDICINE OF CHOICE FOR RESOLVING GI SYMPTOMS AND RESTORING GI BALANCE. IT IS ONE OF THE TCM REMEDIES BEING APPLIED AND ACKNOWLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH COVID-19.

central texas wildflower - hummingbird mint

central texas wildflower - hummingbird mint

Do you know our lovely and tall Central Texas summer wildflower Giant Hyssop / Hummingbird Mint / Agastache foeniculum? We see it everywhere though it is almost gone now for the summer season. Hummingbird mint is cousin to and looks just like Agastache rugosa the principal herb in our Summer Heat/Summer Cold remedy. Its other cousin Herba Pogostemonis (we extract the fragrant patchouli oil from this one) is interchangeably used in our subject remedy. Herbalists debate which one is the preferred.

Agastache is a spicy and warm herb. We use the aerial part of the plant: branches, stems and leaves. Agastache harmonizes and clears the digestive and elimination quadrants, dissolving mucus, dampness and congestion. It stops nausea and vomiting and is an anti-fungal and anti-infective herb. It is the most effective herb for battling and eliminating a kind of cold we can get in the summer, especially if we live in the hot and humid. Which here in Central Texas we do. We call this summer syndrome a 'summer cold' or 'stomach flu'.

We get fever and chills, headache, chest tightness and pressure, the feeling of stomach fullness and/or pain, nausea, vomiting, borborygmus (gurgling / grumbling intestines), diarrhea. It may seem as if we have food poisoning but it isn't over quickly. It works its way through the system in days just like a cold or the flu.

The ‘magic’ formula is Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang which translates to Agastache Powder to Rectify (Set Right / Correct) Qi. It resolves externally-contracted summer-weather colds characterized by abdominal congestion and irregularities.

Since I already mentioned food poisoning, I can tell you this formula's modern application is excellent for that with only a dose or two necessary. The synergistic action of two formula herbs, Agastache Huo Xiang and Perilla Zi Su Ye counteract aerobic bacteria like salmonella. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang is definitely a 'two for one' and a 'one' that you would be good to keep in your medicine cabinet.

Patients love to know what’s in their formulas. Here’s what’s in Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang:

 
huo xiang zheng qi tang

huo xiang zheng qi tang

  • Herba Agastache Giant Hyssop Huo Xiang

  • Caulix Magnoliae Ginger-fried Magnolia Bark Jiang Chao Hou Po

  • Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Tangerine Peel Chen Pi

  • Folium Perillae Perilla Leaf Zi Su Ye

  • Radix Angelica Dahuricae Angelica Root (Dahurica) Bai Zhi

  • Rhizome Pinelliae Preparatum Pinellia Rhizome Zhi Ban Xia

  • Pericarpium Arecae Areca Peel/Betel Husk Da Fu Pi

  • Rhizome Atractylodes Macrocephalae Atractylodes stem (sunflower family) Bai Zhu

  • Poria Poria Plant Fungus, Hoelen Fu Ling

  • Radix Platycodi Balloon Flower Root Jie Geng

  • Rhizome Zingiberis Recens Ginger Root Sheng Jiang

  • Fructus Jujube Black Date Da Zao

  • Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata Honey-baked Licorice Root Zhi Gan Cao

 

Each herb has its special functions and properties. Working together, they give the formula power and direction. Many resolve and clear dampness, phlegm and congestion. Some strengthen the digestive process. Some regulate or move so that the digestive system gets the job done. Overall the formula is warming and harmonizing and simply an excellent choice for serious and even severe gastrointestinal problems.