LIU Yixu,YU Yeqing,HU Lanlan,et al.Experience of XU Jingfan in Using Zisu (Perillafrutescens) for Spleen and Stomach Diseases[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(11):1099-1103.
LIU Yixu,YU Yeqing,HU Lanlan,et al.Experience of XU Jingfan in Using Zisu (Perillafrutescens) for Spleen and Stomach Diseases[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(11):1099-1103.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.11.003.
Experience of XU Jingfan in Using Zisu (Perillafrutescens) for Spleen and Stomach Diseases
This paper summarized Professor XU Jingfan's clinical experience of using Zisu (
Perillafrutescens
) for the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases. According to the disease characteristics, Professor XU flexibly selected the different parts of Zisu. It is believed that the leaf of Zisu is good at dispersing, dredging
qi
movement, and good at treating external contraction as well as internal damage due to depression or stagnation, and being effective in relieving abdominal lumps and fullness with vomiting; its stem is good at widering chest and diaphragm, smoothing
qi
and the middle, and dredging the twelve meridians, which can treat
qi
stagnation, especially suitable for distention and fullness in the midline of body like throat, esophagus, and stomach. Perilla seed is good at depressing
qi
and eliminating phlegm, loosening bowels to relieve constipation, which can be used in diseases of combined phlegm and
qi
, and combined treatment of lung and intestines to treat long-term constipation. In clinic, Huanglian (
Coptis chinensis
)- Zisu leaf is often used as pungent dispersing and bitter descending, promoting
qi
movement to treat persistent nausea and vomiting; Xiangfu (
Cyperi Rhizoma
)-Zisu stem is employed
as regulating
qi
to smooth the middle, soothing
qi
to disperse liver stagnation for various syndromes of
qi
stagnation; Huomaren (
Cannabis Fructus
)-Zisu seed is utilized to clear the lungs and benefit
qi
, and moisten intestines by purgation for chronic constipation. The original ancient formulas are flexibly modified and tailored, so usually modified
Banxia Houpo Decoction
(半夏厚朴汤) is used to treat plum-stone
qi
(globus hystericus) and esophageal disorders, while modified
Buzhong Yiqi Decoction
(补中益气汤) combined with
Xiangsu Powder
(香苏散) is used to treat gastroptosis, then self-prescribed
Jixing Tuxie Formula
(急性吐泻方) is used for acute diarrhea, and
Xiexie Waizhi Formula
(泄泻外治方) is applied for chronic cold-dampness diarrhea.
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