The source is from the leaf of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo., family Labiatae. The medicinal material is collected in summer and autumn, dried in shade and the crude form is used for medication.
Medicinal Properties:
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, and attributive to the lung and spleen meridians.
Actions:
Relieve superficial pathogenic factors to dissipate cold, and promote the circulation of qi and regulate the function of the stomach.
Application
It is used for superficial syndrome of wind and cold type with anhidrosis and cough.
It is used for chronic bronchitis, vomit, stagnation of spleen-qi and stomach-qi with chest distress and vomit.
