忌同鲤鱼食。
辛，温。入手太阴经气分。温中发表，散寒去风，行气和血，止痛安胎。湿热滞而泻痢
者，
少佐三四分疏解其气，亦颇有效。得香附、麻黄，发汗解肌。得橘皮、砂仁，行气安胎。得
桔梗、枳壳，利膈宽肠。配藿香、乌药，温中除痛。配杏仁、萝卜子，消痰定喘。配木瓜、
浓朴，解暑湿香港脚。佐川芎、当归，散血，捣罨伤损出血及蛇犬伤。作羹，解鱼蟹毒。
痘前干热者暂用。气虚自汗，脾虚滑泄者，禁用。
梗
疏肝利肺，理气和血，解郁止痛，定嗽安胎。
去节用。
子
降气定喘，宽肠开郁，利大小便，温中祛寒，消痰止嗽。得川贝，降气止嗽。配萝卜子
、桑白皮，治消渴变水。（服此令水从小便出。）研末，入粳米煮粥，和葱、椒、姜、豉食，
治风寒湿痹。炒熟研碎用。治冷气，良姜拌炒用。肠滑气虚，虚气上逆，呕吐频频者，禁用。
即假苏。一名姜芥。
反鱼、蟹、河豚、驴肉。
辛、苦、温。入足厥阴经气分，兼入血分。散瘀破结，通利血脉。祛风邪，清头目，利
咽喉
，消疮毒。治中风口噤，身直项强，口面 斜，目中黑花，及吐衄崩中，肠风血痢，产风血
晕，最能祛血中之风，为风病血病疮病产后要药。得童便，治产后中风。配灵脂炭，止恶露
不止。配生石膏，治风热头痛。配槐花炭，治大便下血。配缩砂末，糯米饮下，治小便尿血
。佐桃仁，治产后血晕。（若喘，加杏仁、炙甘草。）调陈皮汤，治口鼻出血如涌泉。（因酒
色太过者。）血晕用穗。止血，炒炭。散风，生用。敷毒，醋调。止崩漏，童便炒黑。表虚
有汗者禁用。风在皮里膜外者，荆芥主之。风在骨肉者，防风主之。
Contraindicated to be eaten together with carp.
Acrid, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Warms the middle and releases the exterior, disperses cold and eliminates wind, promotes Qi circulation and invigorates blood, stops pain and calms the fetus. For those with diarrhea and dysentery due to damp-heat stagnation, adding a small amount (3-4 fen, approx. 1-2g) to disperse and resolve the Qi mechanism is also quite effective. Combined with Xiangfu Rhizoma Cyperi (Cyperus Rhizome) and Mahuang Ephedrae Herba (Ephedra), it induces sweating and releases the muscle layer. Combined with Jupi Tangerinae Exocarpium (Tangerine Peel) and Sharen Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Cardamom), it promotes Qi circulation and calms the fetus. Combined with Jiegeng Platycodonis Radix (Balloon Flower Root) and Zhike Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Immature Bitter Orange), it benefits the diaphragm and widens the intestines. Paired with Huoxiang Pogostemonis Herba (Patchouli Herb) and Wuyue Linderiae Rhizoma (Lindera Root), it warms the middle and eliminates pain. Paired with Xingren Armeniacae Semen (Apricot Seed) and Luobozio Raphi Semen (Radish Seed), it resolves phlegm and stabilizes wheezing. Paired with Mugua Chaenomelis Fructus (Quince) and Houpo Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Magnolia Bark), it resolves summerheat and dampness causing Hong Kong Foot (podagra/foot swelling). Assisted by Chuanxiong Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) and Danggui Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai), it disperses blood; when mashed and applied externally, it treats traumatic bleeding and snake or dog bites. Made into soup, it resolves fish and crab toxicity. Temporarily used for dry heat before the eruption of smallpox/varioloid. Contraindicated for those with Qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating, or Spleen deficiency with loose stools.
Su Geng (Perilla Stem)
Soothes the Liver and benefits the Lungs, regulates Qi and invigorates blood, resolves depression and stops pain, calms cough and stabilizes the fetus.
Use after removing the nodes.
Su Zi (Perilla Fruit)
Descends Qi and stabilizes wheezing, widens the intestines and opens depression, promotes urination and defecation, warms the middle and dispels cold, resolves phlegm and stops cough. Combined with Chuanbei Fritillariae Bulbus (Fritillaria Bulb), it descends Qi and stops cough. Paired with Luobozio Raphi Semen (Radish Seed) and Sangbaipi Morae Cortex (Mulberry Bark), it treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst) transforming into edema. (Taking this allows water to exit via urine.) Ground into powder, cooked with Jingmi Oryza Sativa (Japonica Rice) as porridge, and eaten with Congbai Allii Fistulosum (Green Onion White), Hua Jiao Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (Sichuan Pepper), Shengjiang Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger), and Chi Dou Fermented Soybean (Fermented Soybean), it treats Wind-Cold-Damp Bi syndrome. Use after stir-frying until ripe and grinding. For treating Cold Qi, stir-fry with Liangjiang Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Galangal). Contraindicated for those with slippery intestines and Qi deficiency, rebellious deficient Qi, and frequent vomiting.
Also known as Jia Su. Another name is Jiang Jie.
Rebellious against fish, crab, pufferfish, and donkey meat.
Acrid, bitter, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and additionally enters the Blood level. Disperses stasis and breaks accumulations, unblocks and benefits the blood vessels. Dispels Wind pathogen, clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, resolves carbuncle toxicity. Treats Zhong Feng (Wind Stroke) with jaw lock, straight body and stiff neck, facial paralysis, visual floaters, as well as hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, Chang Feng bloody dysentery, and Chan Feng postpartum blood dizziness. It is best at dispelling Wind within the Blood, making it an essential herb for Wind diseases, Blood diseases, Carbuncle diseases, and postpartum conditions. Combined with Tong Bian (Child's Urine), it treats postpartum Wind Stroke. Paired with Lingzhi Tan Cardami Fossilia Carbonisatum (Carbonized Trogopterus Dung), it stops persistent lochia. Paired with Sheng Shigypsum Fibrosum (Raw Gypsum), it treats Wind-Heat headache. Paired with Huaihua Sophorae Flos (Sophora Flower) carbonized, it treats lower GI bleeding. Paired with Suosha Powder (Cardamom Powder), taken with糯米饮 (Rice Decoction), it treats hematuria. Assisted by Taoren Persicae Semen (Peach Kernel), it treats postpartum blood dizziness. (If panting occurs, add Xingren Armeniacae Semen and Zhi Gancao Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata.) Mixed with Chenpi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction), it treats profuse bleeding from mouth and nose like a geyser. (Caused by excessive alcohol and sexual indulgence.) Use the flower spikes for blood dizziness. To stop bleeding, stir-fry to charcoal. To disperse Wind, use raw. To apply for toxins, mix with vinegar. To stop metrorrhagia, stir-fry to black with Tong Bian (Child's Urine). Contraindicated for those with Exterior deficiency and sweating. When Wind is in the membrane between skin and flesh, Jingjie Schizonepetae Spica is the primary agent; when Wind is in muscles and bones, Fangfeng Saposhnikoviae Radix is the primary agent.