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/