Does Huoxiang Zhengqi water pipe cause heatstroke?

Regarding Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, I don't know when it started, but many people say that "Huoxiang Zhengqi" can treat heatstroke. Some salesmen in pharmacies also recommend everyone to buy Huoxiang Zhengqi to treat heatstroke in summer. Many companies also promote it as a welfare benefit in summer. So can this Huoxiang Zhengqi really treat heatstroke?

Let's first look at the modern scientific definition of heatstroke: Heatstroke is an acute disease manifested by dysfunction of the immune center and (or) cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease caused by dysfunction of the immune center, decreased sebaceous gland function and excessive loss of water and electrolytes in a high temperature environment. Heatstroke is the most serious type of heatstroke.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, heatstroke is caused by sweating a lot in a very hot environment, which causes damage to both Qi and Yin.

Let's analyze the ingredients of Huoxiang Zhengqi:

Composition: Patchouli, Perilla Leaf, Red Peony Root, Poria, Magnolia Officinalis Bark, White Peony Root, Coix Seed, Big Belly Bark, Pinellia, Licorice

Most of the medicines here are for removing dampness, and almost all of them are damp-heat medicines. Patchouli is aromatic and dehumidifies, and is the leading medicine for promoting qi and neutralizing the body; Perilla leaves and white peony root replenish deficiencies and dispel cold; Magnolia officinalis and dried orange peels remove dampness and eliminate fullness; Poria and Pinellia promote qi and harmonize the stomach, reduce adverse effects and stop vomiting, remove dampness, relieve cough and resolve phlegm; Atractylodes, Poria, Coix seeds, and Licorice strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, remove dampness and neutralize the body. All the medicines work together to relieve exterior symptoms, remove dampness, promote qi and neutralize the body. Therefore, Patchouli is used to treat dampness and cold, and it mainly treats exogenous wind-cold caused by dampness and cold. If the heatstroke is indeed caused by high fever, replenishing blood is the first priority. You must not use Huoxiang Zhengqi. If you take Huoxiang Zhengqi at this time, your condition will only get worse!

So why do people mistakenly believe that Huoxiang Zhengqi can cure heatstroke?

This is mainly because in summer people drink cold food, eat cold fruits, and use air conditioning, which is very easy to cause a cold caused by excessive cold and dampness in the spleen and stomach. Therefore, the effect of using Huoxiang Zhengqi at this time is very good, so there are many opportunities to use it in summer. People mistakenly think that it can treat heatstroke.

So in what situations can Huoxiang Zhengqi be used?

The key is that at the same time as the cold, there will be gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, headache, fever, etc. Modern science calls it "gastrointestinal cold". This kind of situation is generally ineffective with the usual method of treating colds. The dampness and cold must be eliminated first before the body can recover.

Huoxiang Zhengqi is now divided into two kinds of traditional Chinese medicine preparations:

1. Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is generally used for conditions where upper jiao symptoms are more obvious, such as headaches and vomiting.

2. Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills (Capsules) are generally used to treat symptoms of the middle and lower jiao that are more obvious, such as diarrhea, vomiting

Therefore, everyone must understand that Huoxiang Zhengqi definitely cannot treat heatstroke. Its main function is to remove dampness and cold. It can be used not only in summer, but also all year round. If the dampness and cold are too severe, and along with fever and cold, the effect of this medicine is very good.