ABSTRACT
This herb is the dried, aboveground portion (spike, stem, and flowers) of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq. of the family Labiatae. It is grown mainly in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces of China, where it is harvested in autumn, dried in the shade, cut into sections, and used unprocessed or stir cooked to a brown or charcoal color. The spike of the herb is called Jing jie sui and has a stronger therapeutic effect than the leaves and stems. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg322_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
