Perilla Leaf (Zisuye)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Fructus Perillae |
| Botanical Name: | Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt |
| Common Name: | Purple Perilla fruit Perilla seed |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Mingyi Bielu |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The fruit is gathered in autumn, when it ripens. Then it is dried in the sun and pounded into pieces. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent and warm |
| Meridian: | Lung and large intestine |
| Functions: | To stop cough and soothe asthma To moisten the intestines and move feces. |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Upward perversion of the lung qi caused by excessive phlegm fluid manifested as cough with white profuse sputum, or asthma and fullness and stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondriac region. *Use with White mustard seed (Baijiezi) and Radish seed (Laifuzi) in the formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang. 2. Constipation due to dryness in the intestines. *Use with Hemp seed (Huomaren), Trichosanthes seed (Gualouren) and Apricot seed (Xingren). |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g |