Chinese incense culture(香学)
Resolving dampness and awakening the spleen
Aromatic herbs resolve turbidity, awaken the spleen and stimulate appetite.
Resolving dampness and awakening the spleen
Principal herbs
Agastache rugosa (aromatic damp-resolving), Atractylodes lancea, Eupatorium fortunei, Amomum villosum, white cardamom.
Representative formulas
Huoxiang Zhengqi San (Agastache rugosa, Eupatorium fortunei, and Angelica dahurica to release the exterior and resolve dampness), Pingwei San (Atractylodes lancea to dry dampness and move the spleen), Ganlu Xiaodu Dan. Commonly used for summer-damp chest oppression, poor appetite, and greasy tongue coating.