Perilla, a medicinal herb that cures many diseases

Perilla also has other names such as purple é. Chinese name is tử tô, xì Tô (called tử, xì tí because the plant is purple). Perilla is warm, spicy, enters the 3 meridians of lung - heart - spleen, non-toxic.

Perilla also has other names such as purple é. Chinese name is tử tô, xì Tô (called tử, xì tí because the plant is purple). Perilla is warm, spicy, enters the 3 meridians of lung - heart - spleen, non-toxic. Leaves are a very popular spice and a very commonly used medicine to treat colds. Seeds are used to make tea and gas-reducing medicine, branches are used to stabilize pregnancy.

Perilla, a common medicinal plant in home gardens.

Cure colds

Steaming: Take perilla leaves and other aromatic leaves to make a pot of steaming leaves and wash them. If the leaves are washed thoroughly, you can take them out and put them in a bowl to drink before or after steaming.

After steaming, dry your body and cover yourself with a blanket to rest. Remember to put the leaves in the pot after the water has boiled - cover tightly and open the lid when steaming.

Perilla porridge: Cook rice porridge in a bowl, mix in young perilla leaves sliced ​​into strips. Eat hot. Can add onions. After steaming, lie down and rest for a while, then eat this bowl of porridge to relieve colds. This is a very effective folk remedy for treating colds.

Drinking perilla juice: There are 2 ways. Crush 15-20g of fresh perilla leaves, pour boiling water over them, then filter the clear liquid to drink. Or soak dried perilla leaves in boiling water to drink. After drinking, lie down and cover yourself with a blanket. These two methods are for children and the elderly.

Foot soak: Use a large amount of perilla leaves and put them in a pot of boiling water, let it boil again, pour it into a basin, cover it with a colander, and place both feet in it to steam. When the water cools, put both feet in to soak and wash...

Prescription

Perilla powder: Treats common cold, fever, chills, headache, chest pain. Perilla leaves 8g, Cyperus rotundus 8g, tangerine peel 6g, licorice 4g. 2 slices of ginger, boil in water to drink. Can be combined with a "steaming pot".

Pregnant women with colds: Perilla and Vietnamese balm, 1 handful of each leaves, 2 bowls of water, boil down to 1 bowl and drink warm. Next, feed hot porridge, with 1 fresh egg broken into the bowl (a black egg is even better).

Cold: 1 handful of perilla leaves, 1 dried tangerine peel, 3 slices of ginger. Boil water, add the 3 ingredients, boil again, drink hot. If it is difficult to drink, add a little rock sugar. This recipe is suitable for patients with vomiting and stomachache.

Cure cough, asthma, phlegm, chest tightness, shortness of breath

For the elderly: Perilla is a tonic and gas-relieving herb used to treat shortness of breath in children, the elderly, and pregnant women. It is both effective and safe.

Due to wind-cold: If there is respiratory tract inflammation, use the Tam Tu Duong Than thang formula. To Tu (perilla seed) 6-12g, La Bac Tu (radish seed) 8-12g, Bach Gioi Tu (white mustard seed) 6-8g.

Typhoid fever and asthma: Boil 1 handful of perilla leaves in water and drink gradually (Thien Kim Phuong).

Elderly people often have asthma and shortness of breath: 100g of perilla seeds, toasted and ground into powder, add 2 bowls of water, stir well, filter out the residue. Cook into porridge and eat when hungry. "Very good" (Nam Duoc Than Hieu).

Children who cough a lot, have difficulty breathing, and have a purple face - Grind 20g of perilla seeds into powder, mix with warm boiled water, filter out the residue and give to children to drink. To be more careful, put the powder in a cloth bag and steep it in boiling water. Or take this powder and mix it into porridge, steep it in boiling water or mix it into rice water for children to drink.

Old age cough (senile cough) with a lot of phlegm, difficulty breathing (chronic bronchitis). If not caused by wind-cold or other diseases, use the "Tam Tu Phung Mau" decoction consisting of 8 grams each of To Tu, Lai Phuc Tu, Chuan Bei Mau and 2 grams of Bach Gioi Tu. Boil and drink hot.

Cough and asthma due to lung deficiency or sticky white phlegm, chest heaviness: Use the "Perilla fruit wine" (Y tien) recipe, 90g perilla seeds, 1 liter of wine. Roast perilla seeds until fragrant, grind into powder, soak in good rice wine for 10 days, filter to get clear water and discard residue. Drink 15-30ml each time. 3 times a day, morning, noon and night (If you have a cough with yellow phlegm, dry throat, thirsty mouth, red lips, do not use).

Treat poisoning and rashes

Food poisoning: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting due to eating foods such as crab and fish.

Crush enough perilla leaves to get the juice to drink. If there is itching or rash (allergy), use the boiled pulp or fresh leaves to rub.

Perilla Detoxification Decoction: Perilla leaves 10g, fresh ginger 8g, raw licorice 2g. Boil 600ml of water down to 200ml, divide into 2-3 times a day - drink hot.

Constipation in elderly people with weakness: Crush equal amounts of perilla seeds and tamarind seeds until the water settles, then boil.

Perilla seeds and sesame seeds, each 10g, crushed, add water to cook porridge, this recipe can also be used for constipation due to colon cancer.

Itchy skin, warts: Use perilla leaves to rub directly or crush them and put them in a cloth bag to rub.

In addition, perilla is also used to treat the following diseases:

Sore throat, teeth, mouth: Use perilla leaves to boil water to gargle, hold in mouth and drink.

Continuous hiccups and loud noises: Use about 30g - 40g of perilla seeds, roast them until golden brown, and make a decoction to drink continuously. Or take the roasted perilla seeds, crush them into small pieces, let them settle, and take the clear liquid (discard the residue) to cook porridge and eat regularly.

Dissolving phlegm and lowering gas, curing hiccups: Use perilla porridge: grind 20g perilla seeds into paste, add water and squeeze to get the juice to cook 100g rice porridge. Stir the porridge with rock sugar to eat. Do not use for people with diarrhea.

Chronic urinary incontinence: Drink fresh perilla leaf juice or boil dried perilla leaf water. Heat fresh or dried perilla leaves with salt and rub on the lower abdomen (bladder area). Or boil perilla leaf water, pour into a basin, cover with a basket and sit on it to steam.

Hemoptysis: Boil perilla leaves thoroughly, filter the juice, and concentrate into a paste. Roast red beans until cooked, crush, and mix with motherwort paste to form small pills. Take 30-50g each time with a little wine.

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