Herb

White perilla (Ren)

荏ren
1 sourcePerilla frutescens (L.) Britton

Recorded that the leaf harmonizes the centre and the seed calms cough, directs qi downward, moistens the lung and supplements the centre.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·主治（叶·别录）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载叶调中、去臭气，子主咳逆、下气、温中补体；藏器谓叶捣傅虫咬及男子阴肿；孟诜谓子生食止渴润肺，蒸熟舂米食补中益气、通血脉、填精髓。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（叶；子亦辛温，孟诜谓多食发心闷）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·释名（白苏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·气味（叶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·主治（叶·别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·主治（子·别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荏·气味（诜·发心闷）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.