Channels: LU, SP

Properties: Spicy, Aromatic, Warm

Common: Perilla Leaf

Latin: Perillae Folium

Actions:

• Releases the exterior, disperses wind-cold: for cold invasion with symptoms of chills, fever, headache, nasal congestion, and cough.
• Promotes the movement of qi in the middle jiao: for nausea, vomiting, and poor appetite. Also used in pregnancy to calm restless fetus or for morning sickness.
• Used either alone or with other herbs to counteract seafood poisoning.

Contraindications:

• Do not use for exterior deficiency patterns or for damp heat.

Dosage:

• 3-9g.  Do not overcook. Part used = leaf.