Zi Su Ye
紫蘇葉(紫苏叶) zǐ sū yè, "perilla leaf"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 5-9g
	Aromatic
	Cautions: Contraindicated for Warm Pathogen Diseases or with Qi and Exterior Deficiency.		Meridians: Lung , Spleen
	Preparation: • Should be added at the end of boiling the decoction when used for releasing the exterior • Dry fried • Honey-prepared		Quality: Good quality - large, unfragmented, stalkless leaves, purple and fragrant
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (10) bàn xìa hòu pò tāng (Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction) huò xiāng zhèng qì sǎn (Agastache powder to Rectify the Qi) jī míng sǎn (Powder to Take at Cock's Crow) jiā wèi xiāng sū sǎn (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder) shén mì tāng (Mysterious Decoction) shēn sū yǐn (Ginseng and Perilla Leaf Decoction) sì qī tāng (Four-Ingredient Decoction for the Seven Emotions) sū zǐ jiàng qì tāng (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward) xiāng sū sǎn (Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Power) xìng sū sǎn (Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Folium Perillae Frutescentis

Botanical: Perilla Frutescens Britt.

Japanese: shisoyō

Korean: jasoyeop

Common: perilla leaf

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Harmonizes Middle Burner add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Releases the Exterior and Disperses Cold add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Calms restless fetus add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Nasal congestion and productive cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Poor appetite add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Morning sickness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Fever and chills add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Stifling sensation in chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Invigorates blood (auxillary herb) add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Treats nausea vomiting or anorexia (poor appitite) add comment

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Zi Su Ye紫蘇葉(紫苏叶) zǐ sū yè, "perilla leaf"