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Perilla Folium, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶

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

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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

2. Moves the Qi, Harmonises the Stomach:
-Nausea, Vomiting

3. Calms the Fetus:
-Morning Sickness


Dose:
Decoction: 5–9 grams

Comment:
... available in PRO version
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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 ... available in PRO version
ii. with productive Cough, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
2. To clear pathogens from the muslces, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
3. Fullness in the Chest or Abdomen from Qi stagnation and Damp:
i. Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
ii. Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
4. To clear Phlegm and settle Asthma, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
5. To warm the interior and relieve pain, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
6. Blood stasis and to harmonise the Blood, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
7. Seafood Poisoning, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
8. Morning Sickness:
i. from Cold-Damp, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
ii. from Heat, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version
9. To calm the Fetus, Perilla leaf with ... available in PRO version

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:

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