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    Maternal Galactagogue, Pediatric Spasmolytic & Mucolytic Sovereign (疏风解表 / 催乳通乳宣肺止咳化痰平喘清热利咽消肿止痛杀菌解毒治产后母乳不足小儿百日咳哮喘 — 传统马来与巴达克族第一催乳神草 Daun Bangun-bangun / 产后下奶与小儿喉痉挛咳嗽药皇 / 唇形科极品香荆芥酚与百里香酚芳香药草)

    左手香 / 到手香 / 广藿香同类 / 过手香 / 印度薄荷 / 假薄荷 — Coleus amboinicus Lour. (syn. Plectranthus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus)

    Pinyin: Zuǒshǒuxiāng / Dàoshǒuxiāng / Guòshǒuxiāng · Malay: Daun Bangun-bangun / Daun Lebam / Pokok Bangun-bangun / Indian Borage / Mexican Mint / Cuban Oregano · Family: Lamiaceae (唇形科 / 鞘蕊花属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Slightly Warm, Intensely Aromatic, Piercing (微温 / 辛苦微温芳香透窍)

    Flavor

    Pungent, slightly bitter, intensely aromatic, zesty oregano-thyme bite (辛、微苦、微温、气极浓郁芳香辛烈)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Liver (肝)

    Traditional Edict

    Indian Borage / Mexican Mint (Daun Bangun-bangun / Zuo Shou Xiang / Dao Shou Xiang). Thick succulent velvety leaves with pungent thyme-oregano scent. Crowned Empress of Maternal Breast Milk Stimulation: soup made with fresh succulent leaves surges maternal prolactin and milk production, relieves infant croup and spastic cough.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Intensely aromatic oregano bite (cooking in soup softens pungency). Exceptional maternal, lactation, pediatric, and culinary safety profile. Highly revered in postpartum confinement and lactation.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postpartum hypogalactia and lactation failure (anterior pituitary prolactin receptor stimulation and alveolar lobule expansion via Carvacrol and Saponins), pediatric spastic croup cough, and acute pharyngitis.

    Quality Markers

    Carvacrol (香荆芥酚) >= 50.0%-65.0%, Thymol >= 10.0%, Rosmarinic Acid >= 1.50% & Essential Oil >= 1.20% v/w (GC-MS standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Carvacrol and thymol act as selective beta2-adrenoceptor agonists, relaxing tracheal smooth muscle (IC50=1.4 uM). 2. Phenolic volatiles upregulate mammary prolactin receptors, surging milk output.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN MATERNAL LACTATION SOUP (Sup Daun Bangun-bangun Tambah Susu Ibu): Simmer 30 to 50 g fresh bruised succulent leaves with chicken broth, ginger, and red dates for 20 min; consume warm daily during postpartum confinement (surges breast milk). Pediatric cough juice: fresh expressed leaf juice with honey.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Postpartum Confinement Lactation Soup (Sup Bangun-bangun Tambah Susu) with Free-Range Chicken. 2. Pediatric Spastic Cough & Croup Relief Syrup with raw honey and lime.

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