Perilla Herb
Market name:蘇葉 Photo location:Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.:13822 |
Plant name:Perilla frutescens var. acute Photo location:Kyoto Pref., Japan Photo date:1989 Photographer:K. Komatsu |
Synonym | |
Latin name | Perilla Herba |
Botanical source: Family name | Labiatae |
Botanical source: Plant name | Perilla frutescens var. crispa W.Deane (IPNI:190344-2) |
Part used | Leaf |
Empirical criteria for quality selection | Not known |
Constituents | Fatty acids: Linolenic acid Monoterpenoids: l-Perillaldehyde, d-Limonene, α-Pinene, β-Pinene, 3-Octanol, 1-Octen-3-ol, Linalool, Caryophyllene, α-Farnesene, 8-p-Menthen-7-ol, l-Perillyl alcohol (whole plant); P. frutescens Britton var. citriodora Ohwi: Citral Phenylpropanoids: Caffeic acid (whole plant), Myristicin, Dillapiol, Apiol Flavones & Flavonols: Apigenin, Luteolin and its glycoside (whole plant) Anthocyanins: Shisonin (whole plant), Cyanin and its p-coumaric acid ester Tannins: Rosmarinic acid (whole plant) Other aromatic compounds: Perillaketone, Naginataketone, Elsholtziaketone, Egomaketone, Isoegomaketone (whole plant) |
Pharmacological effects | Sedative (extract) |
Indications | Not known |
Diseases | Headache, Fever, Chill, Anhidrosis, Feeling of pressure in the chest, Anorexia, Cough, Full stomach, Nausea, Vomitting, Feeling of stick in the throat, Threatened abortion, Hyperemesis gravidarum, Seafood poisoning |
Formulas | kakkoshokisan , kyososan , kumibinroto , keimeisankabukuryo , kososan , saisoin , saibokuto , shimpito , jurokumiryukiin , jinsoin , soshikokito , hangekobokuto , bukuryoingohangekobokuto , bunshinkiin |
Meridian tropism | Lung, Spleen |
Property | Warm |
Flavor | Acrid/pungent |
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
TCM: Classification | Diaphoretics |
TCM: Medicinal effects | To release the exterior and dissipate cold, move qi and harmonize the stomach. Common cold caused by wind-cold, cough, vomiting and nausea, morning sickness, fishery product poisoning. |
Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
References |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |