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    Middle-Warming, Carminative & Postpartum Lochia-Purging Sovereign (温中散寒 / 行气消胀健脾开胃活血消瘀通乳排恶露杀虫 — 产后辟秽驱风通乳第一臭木 / 熟化生香行气圣树)

    臭豆腐柴 / 假臭柴 / 臭黄荆同属 / 臭叶豆腐柴 / 臭木 — Premna foetida Reinw. ex Blume (syn. Premna parasitica)

    Pinyin: Chòudòufuchái / Jiǎchòuchái · Malay: Buas-buas Hutan / Pokok Buas-buas / Bebuas Hutan · Family: Lamiaceae (唇形科 / 豆腐柴属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (温 / 辛温)

    Flavor

    Pungent, bitter, musky-aromatic raw that cooks into savory herbal fragrance (辛、苦、生具臭气熟具异香)

    Meridians

    Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Liver (肝), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Forest Premna (Buas-buas Hutan / Chou Dou Fu Chai). Musky raw leaves that transform into fragrant savory herbal aroma upon boiling. Sovereign confinement ulam: expels deep visceral wind-chills, cures infant griping colic, purges retained lochia.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Cooking evaporates volatile sulfur compounds within 3 minutes, unlocking savory aroma. High clinical and confinement culinary safety profile. Contraindicated during active pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postpartum abdominal chill and lochial stasis, functional dyspepsia with severe tympanites, acute and chronic gastroenteritis with flatulence, and pediatric griping colic.

    Quality Markers

    Foetidanol (Diterpenoid) >= 0.50%, Premnofoetidin A-C & Verbascoside >= 0.80% (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Boiling evaporates volatile dimethyl disulfide, unlocking diterpenoids that stimulate gastrointestinal motility and expel gas. 2. Verbascoside suppresses myometrial inflammation and accelerates lochial clearance. 3. Antispasmodic action.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN NANYANG BUAS-BUAS CONFINEMENT CURRY (Gulai Buas-buas Hutan): 50 to 100 g fresh leaves simmered in light coconut turmeric broth with fish and ginger for 20 min. Whole herb decoction: 15-30 g dried daily for digestive cold colic.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Confinement Lochial Clearance Broth with Curcuma xanthorrhiza (Temulawak) and Halia Bara. 2. Pediatric Griping Colic Compress with Kaempferia galanga (Cekur).

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