Category
Relieve Cough & Wheeze
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Perillae Fructus
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
LI
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
warm
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated where there is severe diarrhea from qi deficiency.
Actions & Indications:
- Stops cough and calms wheezing, redirects the qi downward, and dissolves phlegm: for cough and wheezing with copious phlegm. Especially useful 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.