RADISH SEED & PERILLA FRUIT COMBINATION
San Zi Yang Qin Tang

 

 ‘Three Seed Decoction to Nourish One’s Parents’
Source: Comprehensive Medicine According to Master Han (Han Shi Yi Tong, 1522)

Keywords
persistent cough, thin Phlegm patterns, Cold in the Lungs

Ingredients
Raphanus sativus (lai Fu Zi, radish seed)
Sinapsis alba (Bai Jie Zi, mustard seed)
Perilla frutescentis (Su Zi, perilla seed)

Major therapeutic action
Aids thin Phlegm, treats coughs, alleviates food digestion problems.

Biomedical action
Mucolytic, expectorant, gastrointestinal stimulant.

Indications