Zi Su Zi
Fructus Perillae Frutescentis紫苏子
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent
- Meridians
- Large Intestine, Lung
- Class
- Cough-Suppressing and Wheezing-Calming Medicinals (Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
- Dosage
- 5–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Zi Su Zi (Sheng): this preparation is used in cases of simultaneous cough and constipation
- Stops cough
- Calms dyspnea
- Warms the Lung
- Moistens the Intestines
- Favors the feces