Folk remedies from perilla

Perilla is an extremely healthy herb and has miraculous healing properties. Use it for your family.

Perilla is a medicinal herb classified by oriental medicine as a diaphoretic (inducing sweating) medicine in the group of medicines that disperse wind and cold (a group of diseases caused by cold) that need to be treated by inducing sweating to cure fever.

Perilla is warm, spicy, non-toxic.

Perilla also has other names such as purple é, tử tô, xì tô (called tử, xì tí because the plant is purple). Do not confuse with perilla seeds which are the seeds of the perilla plant (be careful when writing these two names as they are of two different medicinal herbs both taken from the same plant).

Perilla is warm, spicy, and non-toxic. The leaves are a popular spice and a good medicine to treat colds. The seeds are used to make tea and a gas-reducing medicine, and the branches are used as a pregnancy-saver. If not available, they can be used interchangeably.

The essential oil from perilla leaves can be extracted by steam distillation and contains a variety of chemical compounds, which can vary depending on the species. Perilla oil is used as a cooking oil and is valued more for its medicinal benefits than its flavor.

Cure stomach disease

Not only that, according to scientific research, purple perilla leaves are an effective herbal medicine for treating stomach diseases. Because purple perilla leaves contain tannins and glucosides, which have anti-inflammatory effects, help heal ulcers, heal scars and reduce the increase of stomach acid.

According to gastroenterologists, if used in decoction form, purple perilla leaves not only have the effect of reducing pain and reducing gastric juice to normal levels in patients with stomach pain, but also help patients eat well and sleep better.

Relieve cold

In case of cold, chills, headache, chest fullness and pain, use Huong To San (8g Perilla leaves, 8g Cyperus rotundus, 6g Tangerine peel, 4g Licorice, add 2 slices of fresh ginger, boil in water to drink) can be steamed while the medicine is hot, good for sweating.

Expectorant and cough suppressant

In case of cough caused by wind-cold, use the following prescription: Tam Tu Duong Than Tang (6-12g of Perilla fruticosa, 8-12g of La Bac Tu, 6-8g of Bach Gioi Tu) with spices (usually accompanied by heat-clearing or lung-moisturizing medicine), to treat upper respiratory tract infections, acute and chronic bronchitis with phlegmy cough.

Stomach tonic

In case of vomiting, indigestion, bloating with vomiting (cold deficiency type), use perilla leaf decoction with 6-8g of Hương sa lục quân pills to stop vomiting and eliminate bloating. In case of morning sickness, use Tô ngạnh decoction to drink well.

Besides, bathing and soaking is also an effective way to help whiten and clear acne skin with perilla leaves. Perilla leaves contain high nutritional content, rich in vitamins A, C and substances such as Ca, Fe, P, at the same time there is a small amount of natural bleaching agents that do not harm the skin, helping the skin to be smooth and rosy white from deep within.

According to Women Today