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Zi Su Zi / Perilla (Purple) Fruit, Perilla Seed
Zi Su Zi
Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Relieve Coughing & Wheezing

Dosage

4.5-9g

Actions

1. Stops coughing & wheezing, redirects the qi downward, & dissolves phlegm: for coughing & wheezing with copious phlegm. Especially useful when exhalation is more labored than inhalation & there is a stifling sensation in the chest.

2. Moistens the Intestines: for constipation due to dry Intestines.

Meridians

Large Intestine, Lung

Cautions

Contraindicated in cases of chronic diarrhea.