Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Shiso

Plant

English

Shiso, Beefsteakplant, Chinese basil, Perilla mint, Purple shiso, Summer coleus, Wild basil, Wild coleus

Latin

Perilla frutescens var. crispa (Thunb.) H.Deane, Perilla arguta Benth., Perilla frutescens var. nankinensis (Lour.) Britton, Perilla frutescens var. crispa (Thunb.) W.Deane, Perilla arguta, Perilla frutescens nankinensis (Lour.) Britt., Perilla frutescens var. nankinensis

Plantparts

Plant stem, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Carminative, Carminativum, Clears gas, convulsive state, Cramp, Cramps, Diaphoretic, diseases of the respiratory tract, disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, emollient, Emollients, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, good for the stomach, hidrotic, Induce sweating, intestinal gas, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, Pectoral, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, spasm, Spasmolytic, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Used as an antiseptic, weak stomach, wind

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, spice

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 Camphene, Citral, D-Limonene, essential oil, Gamma sitosterol, linalool, menthol, myristicin, Perillaldehyde, Stigmasterol, Vegetable oil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3896

Copyright Erik Gotfredsen