Perilla Semen, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi 紫苏子

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

Picture Perilla frutescens
(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:


Perilla frutescens

Parts used:


Seed

Temperature & Taste:


Warm, dry. Pungent

Classification:


Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing

Uses:


1. Stops Cough and Wheezing:
-Cough, Wheezing
-fullness and stifling of the Chest from excess Phlegm
-“Stops Coughing, eliminates Phlegm” (Da Ming)

2. Warms the Interior, Stop Rising Qi:
-“brings down the adverse ascending gas, warms the interior and disperses the invading pathogenic Cold” (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
-“helps increase weight, useful in Consumption (Da Ming)
-“Facilitates Circulation of Qi” (Li Shi Zhen)

3. Moistens Intestines:
-Constipation associated with dryness
-“Facilitates Stool and Urination” (Da Ming)


Dose:


Decoction: 3–9 grams

Comment:


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Main Combinations:


1. Cough and Wheezing:
i. with excess Phlegm, Perilla seed with … available in PRO version
ii. with excess Phlegm, Perilla seed with … available in PRO version
2. To lower acsending Qi, Perilla seed with … available in PRO version
3. Constipation from dryness:
i. Perilla seed with … available in PRO version
ii. more severe constipation, Perilla seed with … available in PRO version

Cautions:


Not used in Diarrhea

Main Preparations used: