The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Perilla

Perilla frutescens is a common Chinese medicinal material for dispelling wind, cold and dampness in clinical medicine. It has pungent and neutral effects and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. Perilla has the effects of aromatic dehumidification, invigorating the spleen and appetite, and relieving heat. In clinical medicine, Perilla frutescens is mainly used to treat symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue, and spleen dysfunction caused by dampness blocking the middle burner and gastrointestinal dysfunction; it can also be used to treat symptoms of wind-cold, summer-dampness, and the initial stage of damp-heat.

The efficacy of Perilla

1. Aromatic and dehumidifying, invigorating the spleen and stimulating appetite, and relieving heat. It is used to treat dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body, abdominal distension and nausea, a sweet but not greasy taste in the mouth, bad breath, excessive salivation, symptoms of summer-dampness, headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath.

2. Perilla has anti-infection and anti-microbial effects, as well as anti-cancer effects.

Perrin suitable group

People with yang deficiency, dry blood, and abdominal distension due to qi deficiency should be cautious.

Clears away heat, removes dampness and neutralizes

It is used to treat dampness blocking the middle burner or cold and dampness in the spleen meridian. Symptoms include abdominal distension, nausea, loss of appetite, a sweet but not greasy taste in the mouth, excessive salivation, bad breath, and thirst without desire to drink. It is often used with red peony root, coix seed, ginger and magnolia bark.

Sweating to cool down

It is used for summer-heat and dampness cold, with symptoms of fever, chills, headache, no sweat, body aches or pains, dizziness, heavy pains, chest fullness, nausea, and thick white or yellow greasy tongue coating. It can be used with Elsholtzia ciliata, Patchouli, Bupleurum, Bupleurum, Pinellia, Poria, and Helianthus annuus.

Nourishes Yin and reduces fire

Used to quench thirst. "Su Wen" said: "The five flavors are channeled and stored in the intestines and stomach to circulate their essence. The body fluids are in the spleen, which makes the mouth sweet. This is due to excessive fat and tenderness. Its qi overflows and turns into thirst. It can be treated with orchid to remove the stale qi." Long-term excessive consumption of dampness, alcohol, fat and sweet foods will lead to improper digestion and absorption of the stomach and intestines, internal accumulation of heat, dryness and consumption of body fluids, which will turn into thirst. It can be treated with Perilla frutescens to nourish yin and reduce fire.

Remove bad breath

Perilla is an aromatic and dehumidifying Chinese medicinal material. It tastes spicy and is warm in nature. It has the effects of relieving summer heat, clearing away heat and dampness, and eliminating filth and neutralizing the body. In clinical medicine, Perilla frutescens has been used alone to remove bad breath, and it has been proven effective every time. The method is very simple: take 50 grams of Perilla leaves, decoct in water or soak in hot water as tea. This prescription is definitely effective for those who have been suffering from bad breath, bitter taste in the mouth, greasy tongue coating and other symptoms caused by stomach heat for a long time.