Traditional Chinese Medicine/Zi Su Ye

Zi = purple Su Ye = leaf

Perilla leaf

(Chinese: 紫苏叶)

Taste & Temperature:

• Xin-Spicy
• Wen-Warm
• Xiang-Aromatic

Channels:

• Hand Tai Yin of Lung (b/c Xin-Spicy?)
• Foot Tai Yin of Spleen

Actions & Indications:

• disperse Wind-Cold (Spicy, Warm)
• move Qi, expand the chest
• harmonize Stomach, stop vomiting
• calm fetus (for morning sickness)
• alleviate seafood poisoning

Contraindication:

• Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
• Damp-Heat

Caution:

• Yin syndrome
• Blood deficiency
• chronic skin infection

Dosage: 1-3 qian (3-9 gram)

Cooking: short time (aromatic)

Similar Actions to:

• Jing Jie - specializes in any kind of Wind
• Fang Feng - for deeper Wind

back to:

• Xin Wen Jie Biao
• TCM Materia Medica