Chinese Name

Zisuye

Latin

Folium Perillae

English Name

Perilla Leaf

Key Characteristics

Acrid-warm herb that releases the exterior

Source

Dried leaf (or bearing young branch) of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. (Fam. Labiatae)

Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered

Acrid, warm; Lung, Spleen

Actions

To release the exterior and dispel cold, promote the movement of qi and regulate the stomach function

Indications

Common cold, cough and excessive phlegm, qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach, chest distress and emesis, threatened miscarriage, fish or crab poisoning, in addition, used for chronic cholecystitis, ascariasis of the biliary tract, infantile diarrhea in autumn, and wart.

Precaution

Do not decoct it long.

Chemical Composition

It mainly contains volatile oil.