Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, composed of patchouli, magnolia bark, pinellia, and perilla, possesses aromatic dampness-transforming and summer-heat-dispelling properties. It is indicated for summer-heat-induced wind-cold invasion or internal injury from raw foods, manifesting as chills, fever, headache, epigastric fullness, vomiting, and diarrhea. Primarily used internally, clinical observations reveal its external applications offer novel therapeutic benefits, as detailed below for reference.
1. Mix 10g of Evodia fruit powder with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, apply externally to the navel area, secure with a pain-relieving plaster, and change the dressing once daily for three consecutive days. This formula dispels dampness through aromatic action, regulates qi, and alleviates pain, suitable for summer-damp or cold-damp diarrhea.
2. Equal parts cloves and black pepper, ground into a fine powder and stored in a bottle. For use, take an appropriate amount of the powder, mix with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, apply externally to the navel, cover with dressing, secure with adhesive tape, and change the dressing once daily for 3 consecutive days.Alternatively, take equal parts of Plantago seed, cloves, cinnamon, and alum, grind into a fine powder, mix with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to form a paste, apply externally to the navel area, secure with an anti-dampness pain relief plaster, and change the dressing once daily for 3-5 consecutive days. This formula warms the middle burner, consolidates the lower jiao, dispels dampness through aromatic action, regulates qi, and alleviates pain. It is suitable for chronic colitis.
3. Grind equal parts cloves and cinnamon into a fine powder and store in a bottle. For use, take an appropriate amount of powder, mix with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, apply externally to the navel, and secure with an anti-dampness pain-relieving plaster. Change the dressing once daily for 3 consecutive days. This formula dispels dampness through aromatic action, regulates qi, and alleviates pain, suitable for childhood autumn diarrhea.
4. Apply an appropriate amount of this product to the affected area using a sterilized cotton swab dipped in the solution, 3-5 times daily for 3-5 consecutive days. It expels dampness and relieves itching, suitable for pediatric pruritic skin conditions.
5. Combine 10g Astragalus, 6g Atractylodes, 4g Clove, and 1g Borneol.Grind into a fine powder and store in a bottle. For each use, take an appropriate amount of the powder, mix with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to form a thin paste, apply to the navel area, cover with dressing, secure with adhesive tape, and change the dressing once daily for 7-10 consecutive days. This formula tonifies qi and strengthens the spleen, suitable for recurrent respiratory infections in children.
6. Apply an appropriate amount of this product to the affected area using a sterilized cotton swab dipped in the solution, 3-5 times daily for 3-5 consecutive days. This formula dispels dampness and relieves itching, suitable for scrotal eczema.
7. Mix equal parts Huoxiang Zhengqi Water with cooled boiled water. Clean the affected area before application, rinse with saline solution to disinfect, then apply the mixture externally. Use 3-4 times daily for 3-5 consecutive days. This clears heat and removes dampness, suitable for pediatric boils.
8. Clean the affected area. Apply a small amount of this product and gently massage until warmth develops locally. Use 3 times daily for 1 week. This promotes blood circulation, unblocks meridians, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. Suitable for early-stage chilblains. Avoid if the area is red, swollen, hard, or painful, or if the chilblains have ulcerated.After winter arrives, applying a small amount externally daily can also prevent chilblains.
9. Clean the affected area with warm water or a mild saline solution, pat dry, then apply an appropriate amount of this product with a cotton swab. Leave on for at least 2 hours, 1-2 times daily. For blisters with yellowish discharge, the blisters will gradually disappear 4-8 hours after application, and the skin will dry and peel off within 12 hours.It can aromatically transform dampness and is suitable for athlete's foot.
10. Apply an appropriate amount of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to the armpits daily, or sprinkle an appropriate amount of this product on undergarments. It has a definite deodorizing effect and can prevent underarm odor.
11. Boil 100g of trumpet creeper flowers in 1500ml water for 30 minutes. Strain, add 2 vials of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid, mix thoroughly, and use for sitz baths while cleansing affected areas. Apply twice daily for 3–5 consecutive days. This formula dispels wind and dampness, relieves itching and pain, and is suitable for vulvar pruritus.