What is the medicinal value of perilla stems

Perilla stem is also a kind of medicinal material called Su Geng. Most of them have to wait until autumn to be picked, because the fruit will only mature at that time. Then the impurities are removed and finally dried before it can be used as a medicinal material. It is a medicine often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various diseases, and most of them are used internally. If you have a fever, you can take some perilla stems, which can have a certain effect in reducing fever and cooling down.

【Nature and flavor】Spicy and sweet, slightly warm.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "pungent, warm, non-toxic."

②《Pharmaceutical Chemistry》: "It tastes sweet and slightly spicy, and is slightly warm in nature."

③ "Compendium of Materia Medica Chongyuan": "The smell is pungent and flat."

[Meridian] "Yaoyao Huayi": "enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians."

【Functions and indications】Regulating Qi, relieving depression, relieving pain, and calming the fetus. It is used to treat qi stagnation, food stagnation, chest tightness, abdominal pain, and fetal disharmony.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can dispel wind and poison."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica Mengquan": "It is suitable for those who have a slightly weak body and can relieve the symptoms of gas."

③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can promote qi circulation and stabilize pregnancy."

④ "Compendium of Materia Medica Chongyuan": "It can relieve the middle qi, promote the flow of qi, digest food, and resolve phlegm and saliva. It can also treat choking and nausea, and stop heart and stomach pain."

⑤ "Depei Materia Medica": "It soothes the liver, benefits the lungs, regulates qi, harmonizes blood, relieves depression, relieves pain, calms coughs, and stabilizes pregnancy."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1.5 to 3 qian.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat chest fullness and distension in typhoid fever, stagnation of qi in the heart and abdomen, and loss of appetite: Perilla stem (filed) 1 liang, old tangerine peel (soaked in water to remove the white part, and roasted) 2 liang, red Poria (remove the black skin) 1.5 liang, dried tangerine peel (filed) and inula flower 1 liang each, Pinellia (washed seven times in water, and roasted) 0.5 liang. Chop the above six ingredients into small pieces as big as sesame seeds. Take 5 qian of them each time, add 1.5 cups of water, 1 fen of ginger (smashed), and 3 dates (cracked). Boil them together until 70% of the ingredients are left. Remove the residue and drink while warm. (Suju Soup from Shengji Zonglu)

②Treat edema: 8 qian of perilla stems, 3 qian of garlic roots, 5 qian of old ginger peel, and 5 qian of winter melon peel. Decoction in water. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

Even if we have uterine bleeding, we can use this medicine to treat it. This is a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. Most of the time, the perilla stems need to be turned into an aqueous solution for taking. You can also apply the perilla liquid directly to your affected area. This will have a pain-relieving effect and can also relieve cough. If we feel a little cough, we can take this medicinal material.