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Zi Su Zi - Lab Tested, 1lb

Zi Su Zi - Lab Tested, 1lb

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Perilla Semen acrid, warm, aromatic, moistening: best at directing qi downward to disperse phlegm and calm wheezing; also moistens the Intestines, except in its prepared form.


Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Stops cough and calms wheezing, redirects the qi downward, and dissolves phlegm: for cough and wheezing with copious phlegm. Especially used when exhalation is more labored than inhalation and there is a stifling sensation in the chest.*
  • Moistens the Intestines and unblocks stool: for constipation due to dry Intestines.*

English Name: Perilla Semen; Perillae Fructus
Chinese Name: Zi Su Zi
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Acrid - Bensky
Properties: Warm - Bensky
Actions: Acrid, warm, aromatic, moistening: best at directing qi downward to disperse phlegm and calm wheezing; also moistens the Intestines, except in its prepared form.
Pattern: Cough and Wheezing due to copious phlegm - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Cough, Wheezing, Copius Sputum; Constipation due to dry intestines. - Bensky
Materia Medica: Release the Exterior
Contraindications: Contraindicated where there is severe diarrhea from qi deficiency.


Ingredients

Zi Su Zi - Perilla frutescens

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