Zi Su Geng
Perillae Ramulus紫苏梗
- Nature
- slightly Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Sour, Sweet
- Meridians
- Lung, Spleen, Stomach
- Class
- Acid-Warm Exterior-Releasing Medicinals (Xin Wen Jie Biao Yao)
- Dosage
- 5–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Liberates the Surface
- Dissipates Wind-Cold
- Favors the Lung’s diffusion function
- Mobilizes Qi
- Harmonizes the Stomach and the Centre
- Stops vomiting
- Stops cough
- Calms the fetus