People with cold spleen and stomach are allowed to eat perilla, which usually does not cause adverse reactions.
Perilla seeds are pungent, warm in nature, belonging to the lung meridian, with the effect of lowering the qi and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, moistening the intestines and laxative effect, can be used to treat phlegm and congestion of qi, cough and asthma, intestinal dryness constipation and other diseases. Perilla leaves are pungent, warm, belonging to the lung and spleen meridian, with the effect of dispersing cold (removing the cold from the surface of the muscle), moving qi and stomach, suitable for wind-cold cold, cough and vomiting, vomiting in pregnancy and other diseases.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, people with cold spleen and stomach are not suitable to take cold herbs, which may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and other discomforts, while both perilla seeds and perilla leaves are warm herbs, so people with cold spleen and stomach are allowed to take them. The adverse effects of the above drugs are not yet clear, and people with spleen deficiency and loose stools (thin and unformed feces) should be cautious of using perilla seeds.
It should be noted that, if you are taking perilla to treat a disease, you should consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for diagnosis first, to avoid poor therapeutic effect or aggravation of symptoms due to the incorrect medication, and should not blindly self-medicate with traditional Chinese medicine.