Herb

Perilla (Zi su)

紫苏zi su
1 sourceFolium Perillae

Effuses the exterior and disperses cold, rectifies qi and loosens the centre, transforms phlegm, calms the fetus, and resolves fish and crab toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·苏·主治（《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》载苏主下气、除寒中，其子尤良；孟诜谓除寒热、治一切冷气；《日华》谓补中益气、治心腹胀满、止霍乱转筋、开胃下食；李时珍谓解肌发表、散风寒、行气宽中、消痰利肺、和血温中止痛、定喘安胎、解鱼蟹毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《别录》茎叶）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·苏（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·苏·释名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·苏·茎叶·气味（《别录》）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·苏·主治（《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·苏·主治（《日华》）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·苏·主治（时珍·解肌发表安胎）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·苏·气味（李鹏飞·不可同鲤鱼食）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.