Folk remedies from perilla

Perilla is an extremely good herb for health and has miraculous healing properties, please use it for your family.

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

Perilla is warm, spicy, and 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 it with perilla seed which is the seed 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 gas medicine, and the branches are used as a pregnancy medicine. 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 khôi leaf is a medicinal herb that effectively treats stomach diseases. Because purple khôi leaf contains tannin and glucoside, which has anti-inflammatory effects, astringes ulcers, heals scars and reduces 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.

Relieves colds

In case of cold, chills, headache, chest fullness, 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 to induce sweating.

Expectorant and cough suppressant

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

Stomach tonic and nausea-stopping

In case of vomiting, indigestion, bloating with vomiting (cold type), use perilla leaf decoction with 6-8g of Huong sa luc quan pills to stop vomiting and eliminate bloating. In case of morning sickness, use To nganh 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 smooth and white from deep inside.

According to Women Today