Benefits of Perilla Seed and Ginger

Perilla seed has the effect of lowering qi, resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, laxative; ginger has the effect of relieving cold (removing cold from the surface of the muscle), warming and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), resolving phlegm and stopping cough, and resolving the poisonous effect of fishes and crabs. Perilla seeds are pungent in flavor and warm in nature. It belongs to the lung meridian. Used for phlegm congestion, cough and asthma, intestinal dryness and constipation. It should be noted that lung deficiency, cough and asthma, spleen deficiency, loose stools (feces thin not shaped) should not be taken. Ginger is pungent in flavor and slightly warm in nature. It belongs to lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It is used for wind-cold cold, cold stomach and vomiting, cold phlegm cough, fish and crab poisoning. It should be noted that it is forbidden to take it in cases of internal heat and solid heat. All the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.