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Purple
Perilla Leaf
(zi su----su geng)
Folium
Perillae
Properties:
The herb is pungent in flavour, warm in the nature and
acts on the lung, spleen and stomach channels. Pungent and
warm for dispersion and aromatic for enlivening the
spleen, it can disperse pathogenic wind-cold from the lung
channel, disperse the lung to arrest cough, and promote
the Qi flow in the spleen and stomach to regulate the
function of the middle Jiao and arrest vomiting. It is
often used to treat wind-cold type of common cold. It is particularly suitable to treat common cold accompanied by
cough or stagnation of Qi.
Effects:
Inducing sweat to dispel
exopathogens, promoting the Qi flow to alleviate
stagnation in the middle Jiao, and detoxifying fish and
crab.
Indication:
1. The herb is used in combination with apricot kernel
and peucedanum root, such as Xiang Su Powder, for
dispelling exopathogens, dispersing cold, resolving
phlegm, arresting cough, to treat wind-cold due to
exopathogens, aversion to cold and fever, or
accompanied by cough; and
with cyperus tuber and tangerine peel, such as
Xiang Su Power, for promoting the circulation of Qi,
relieving exterior syndromes, to treat exterior syndromes
of wind-cold
affected by exopathogens accompanied by Qi stagnation,
distention and fullness in the interior.
2.
It can be used in combination with pinellia tuber,
tangerine peel and other herbs for promoting the
circulation of Qi, to treat abdominal distention,
anorexia, vomiting and other symptoms caused by Qi
stagnation in the spleen and stomach; and with amomum
fruit and other herbs for promoting Qi circulation and
preventing miscarriage, to treat upward flow of fetus-Qi,
pernicious vomiting, oppressed feeling in the chest and
vomiting.
3. To treat abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea
caused by stale fish and crab, the herb can be used in
combination with fresh ginger, pinellia tuber and other
herbs.
Dosage
and Administration: 3-10g.
The herb should not be decocted long.
Appendix:
Purple Perilla Stem [Caulis Perillae] This
herb is the stem of purple perilla. Pungent in flavour and
warm in nature, it can promote Qi cirulation and regulate
the stomach and is particularly good at preventing
miscarriage. It is indicated for Qi stagnation, distention
and fullness in the chest and abdomen, threatened abortion
and other syndromes. Its dosage is 5-10g.
Air ship 500 grams (about 1.1 pound)
of Purple
Perilla Leaf
(zi su geng) for your personnel use now for US$21.07. 
Note: Before using it, please contact us about how to
use it and the dosage.
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