Zi Su Ye
| Zi Su Ye in TCM:Explore the properties of Zi Su Ye according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: perilla, perilla leaf
Pharmacuetical Name: Folium Perillae
Properties: acrid, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, SP
Flavors: pungent
Special Properties:
disperses cold, disperses wind
Alternate Forms:
- Zi Su Geng (Caulis Perilla Fructescens) - acrid, sweet, slightly
warm (LU, SP, ST); opens chest, relaxes diaphragm, regulates qi, calms
fetus, 5-10g
Actions / Indications:
- Releases Exterior; disperses cold (external wind
cold with symptoms like chills, ventilates LU qi, fever, nasal congestion
or cough, stifling sensation in chest, no sweating)
- Promotes movement of SP/ST qi (revives SP and calms
ST for nausea and vomiting, stomach flu, poor appetite; for calming
fetus or for morning sickness)
- Alleviate seafood poisoning (abdominal pain, vomiting,
diarrhea)
- Cooking: ** do not decoct for too long period of time **
- (cc: exterior deficiency with sweating)
- (cc: damp heat)
Special Notes:
- Compare to Su Zi.
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