Chinese incense culture(香学) · Spice Illustrated Guide
Agastache (Huoxiang)
Agastache (Huoxiang) is a common herb; its fragrant qi resolves dampness. It is the principal herb in the famous formula Huoxiang Zhengqi and a frequent guest in Dragon Boat Festival sachets.
Source: The aerial parts of herbaceous plants in the Agastache genus of the Lamiaceae family.
Origin: Most of China, Southeast Asia.
Aroma: Fresh and fragrant, slightly cool with a grassy note; refreshing without being pungent.
Uses: Wearing incense (Dragon Boat Festival sachetscommonly used in combination); used as medicine to aromatically transform dampness, harmonize the middle, and stop vomiting (the principal drug of Huoxiang Zhengqi San).