Perilla Folium, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶

Perilla leaf
Zi Su Ye (TCM)
Picture Perilla frutescens
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823)

Picture Perilla frutescens
(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:


Perilla frutescens

Parts used:


Leaf

Temperature & Taste:


Warm, dry. Pungent

Classification:


A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold

Uses:


1. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison:
-Cold, Flu with Cough
-acute Cough with Cold-Phlegm
-Fish or Crab poisoning
-Dog and Snake bite (Li Shi Zhen)
-“Disperses invading pathogenic Cold and Heat” (Meng Xian)
-“Dissolves Phlegm and facilitates Lung function” (Li Shi Zhen)

2. Moves the Qi, Harmonises the Stomach:
-Nausea, Vomiting
-traditionally taken for overconsumption of meat
-“Tones the interior and reinforces Qi” (Da Ming)
-“Replenishes the Spleen and Stomach” (Su Song)

3. Calms the Fetus:
-Restless Fetus, Morning Sickness


Dose:


Decoction: 5–9 grams

Comment:


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Main Combinations:


“It functions better with Tangerine peel (Ju Pi)” (Su Song)

1. Cold, Influenza:
i. from Wind-Cold-Damp, Perilla leaf with

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ii. with productive Cough, Perilla leaf with

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2. To clear pathogens from the muslces, Perilla leaf with

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3. Fullness in the Chest or Abdomen from Qi stagnation and Damp:
i. Perilla leaf with

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ii. Perilla leaf with

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4. To clear Phlegm and settle Asthma, Perilla leaf with

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5. To warm the interior and relieve pain, Perilla leaf with

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6. Blood stasis and to harmonise the Blood, Perilla leaf with

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7. Seafood Poisoning, Perilla leaf with

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8. Morning Sickness:
i. from Cold-Damp, Perilla leaf with

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ii. from Heat, Perilla leaf with

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9. To calm the Fetus, Perilla leaf with

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Cautions:


1. Exterior Conditions (Cold, Flu) with excess Sweating
2. Acute Heat diseases (Infectious Diseases) with Fever
3. Long term uses was said to consume Qi.

Main Preparations used: