Perilla stem

Perilla stem

(materia medica Menghong)

[synonyms] stem of Perilla (Lei Gong's treatise on processing), stem of Perilla (medicinal herbs), stem of Perilla (Hunan medicinal records).

[source] stems of Perilla frutescens and perilla acuminata. See the "perilla leaf" section for plant morphology.

[collection] at the end of autumn, the aboveground parts were cut, twigs, leaves and fruits were removed, and dried in the sun. Or in the late summer when harvesting leaves, cut off the thick stem to dry. The former is called "Lao Su Geng", while the latter is called "Nen Su Geng".

[medicinal material] laosujiao: it is square and columnar with grooves. It is 0.3-1 m long and 0.7-1.3 cm in diameter. The surface is purple brown or light brown. Longitudinal furrow and striate, sparsely pilose. Branches opposite, or removed. The upper branch often remains calyx or fruit. It has light hard body, yellowish white cross section, white loose marrow in the center, or hollow. Nensu stem: light or turquoise, loose, large pith. It is better to be old and strong, purple brown skin, few branches and strong aroma.

Produced in Hubei, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

The stem of Perilla frutescens (rhizome of Perilla frutescens) is the same as that of Perilla frutescens (rhizome of Perilla frutescens) in Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places. Please refer to the section "Baisu stem".

[processing] remove impurities, soak in water, moisten, slice and dry.

[flavor] sweet, slightly warm.

① "Compendium": "pungent, warm, non-toxic. "

② "Medicine Hua Yi" says: "the taste is sweet and slightly pungent, and the nature is slightly warm. "

③ "Chongping, materia medica". "

[Guijing] Drug Huayi: "entering the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. "

Functions and indications: Regulating Qi, soothing depression, relieving pain and stabilizing fetus. Treatment of qi stagnation, food stagnation, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, epigastric pain, fetal disharmony.

① In the book of Materia Medica, it is said that "ventilate the wind and poison.". "

② "The lower Qi is a little slow, and the body is a little weak, so it is appropriate to use it. "

③ "Bencao tongxuan" says: "it can promote qi and tranquilize the fetus. "

④ "Materia medica Chongyuan" says: "it's good for promoting Qi, eliminating diet, resolving phlegm and salivation. Treatment of choking diaphragm nausea, Zhixin abdominal pain. "

⑤ "Depai Materia Medica" says: "soothing the liver, benefiting the lung, regulating qi, harmonizing blood, relieving depression, relieving pain, calming cough, calming the fetus. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 1.5 ~ 3 yuan.

[prescription selection] ① to treat typhoid fever with fullness in the chest, stagnation in the heart and stomach, and not thinking about diet: one or two stems of Perilla (file), two pairs of tangerine peel (soaked in the soup to remove the white, baked), one or two and half red Poria cocos (removed the black skin), one or two big belly peels (file), one or two whorled flowers each, and half Pinellia ternata (washed seven times in the soup, baked). On the six flavor, finely cut as big as beans, each take five daggers, water a half, into ginger a minute (broken), jujube three (broken), with fried to seven minutes, to slag, warm. (Su Ju Tang in Shengji Zonglu)

② Treatment of edema: perilla stem eight money, garlic root three money, ginger skin five money, wax gourd skin five money. Take it in water. (Hunan medical records)

[discussion by famous experts] 1. In the book of medicinal herbs, Su Geng can make the stagnation of Qi go up and down, and all kinds of products are pure and good. It is milder than Fructus aurantii. The deficiency of the disease, wide chest and diaphragm, sparse gas but not fast down. If you enter Antai drink, you can nourish Yin along Qi; if you enter Xiaozhang decoction, you can disperse deficiency and fullness. "

② "Lu Shan Tang Lei Bian" says: "the branches and stems of Perilla can connect the blood vessels. Therefore, Mr. Yi Silan often uses the stems of Perilla to connect the orifices of the twelve meridians to treat the fullness of the pharyngeal diaphragm, relieve the constipation, and stop the redness and whiteness. It is also used to treat nausea, diaphragmatic food, hematemesis and bleeding without cutting off. The liver governs the blood and the heart governs the pulse. If the blood is dredged, then the food and drink will melt. According to the classic, Yang collateral injury leads to hematemesis, Yin collateral injury leads to hematemesis. "

Chinese PinYin : Zi Su Geng