Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Botanical name:

學名﹕

P. frutescens (L.) Britt. var. typica Makino

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

Other Names:

別名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

紫蘇為栽培品，全國廣泛種植。其野生變種分布於河北﹐ 山西﹐ 江蘇﹐ 浙江﹐ 江西﹐ 福建﹐ 台灣﹐ 湖北﹐ 海南﹐ 廣東﹐ 廣西﹐ 云南﹐ 贵州及四川。
 

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

辛，香，温。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

肺，脾。

藥理﹕

1. antipyretic, expands skin blood vessels, stimulate sweat glands
2. inhibits germs and fungi
3. promotes secretion of digestive juices and enhances the
4. movements of stomach and intestine
5. oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were both reported to have the anti-inflammatory activity[1]
6.  
7. 解熱，擴張皮膚血管、刺激汗腺分泌
8. 抑菌
9. 促進消化液的分泌和增加胃腸蠕動
10. 齊墩果酸與熊果酸 (烏索酸，烏蘇酸)有 抗炎作用【1】

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For

1. influenza: with fever, unable to sweat, stuffy nose, headache, tightness in chest, vomiting.

2. qi stagnation

3. overly active fetus.

4. food poisoning from eating fish or shell fish.

用於：

1. 感冒發熱、無汗、鼻塞頭痛、胸悶、嘔惡

2. 氣滯.

3. 胎動不安以

4. 進食魚蟹後引 起的腹痛吐瀉等。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕

perillaldehyde 紫蘇醛,

Dosage:

用量﹕

Food poisoning from fish or crap: use single item of zi su of up to 30 g.

External use: smash and apply to affected areas or wash with decoction.

入煎劑，常用量5～10克，不宜久煎。

治食魚蟹中毒﹕可單用至30克
 

外用：搗敷或煎水洗

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Not to use in cases of febrile diseases, qixu (qi deficient)  or  weak exterior.

According to the Whole Nation of Japan Farmers' Federation, the five kinds of herb being sold in the market, chen pi, su ye, da zao, jie shi﹐shan zhu yu have been tested and showed they contain farm chemical residues. Although there is a suspicion of conflict of interest but the creditability is high. It is better to soak the herb in water and wash it thoroughly before use.

日本農民運動全國聯合會報告目前日本市場上流通銷售的陳 皮、蘇葉﹐大棗﹐桔實﹐山茱萸五種中藥藥材被檢驗出有六種農藥殘留﹔並以陳皮含量最高。雖然報告單位可能被懷疑有利益衝突﹐可信性相當高。使用時最好先用水浸洗乾淨。

溫病及氣虛， 表虛者忌服。