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味辛，微温，无毒。主下气，杀谷，除饮食，辟口臭，去毒，辟恶气。久服通神明，
轻身耐老。主吐血、衄血、血崩。一名鸡苏，一名劳祖，一名芥 （音祖），一名芥苴（七
余
陶隐居云∶方∶药不用，俗中莫识。九真辽远，亦无能访之。唐本注云∶此苏生下湿水
侧，苗似旋复，两叶相当，大香馥。青、齐、河间人名为水苏，江左名为荠 ，吴会谓之鸡
苏。主
申吐血
紫白
挪碎
绵裹
塞耳，疗聋。又，头风目眩者，以清酒煮汁一升服。产后中风，服之弥佳。可烧作灰汁及以
煮汁，洗头令发香，白屑不生。又，收讫酿酒及渍酒，常服之佳。日华子云∶鸡苏，暖。治
肺痿，崩中，带下，血痢，头风目眩，产后中风及血不止。又名臭苏、青白苏。
图经曰∶水苏，生九真池泽，今处处有之。多生水岸旁，苗似旋覆，两叶相当，大香馥，
青
、济间呼为水苏，江左名为荠 ，吴会谓之鸡苏。南人多以作菜。主诸气疾及脚肿。江北甚
多
谓鸡苏、水苏是两种。陈藏器谓荠 自是一物，非水苏。水苏叶有
雁齿，香薷气辛，荠 叶上有毛，稍长，气臭。主冷气泄痢，可为生菜。除胃间酸水，亦可
捣敷蚁 。亦有石上生者，名石荠 ，紫花细叶，高一、二尺，味辛，温，无毒。主风血冷
气
煮汁服，山中人多用之。
梅师方∶治吐血及下血并妇人漏下。鸡苏茎、叶煎取汁，饮之。又方∶治鼻衄血不止。
生鸡苏五合，香豉二合，合杵研，槎如枣核大，纳鼻中，止。又方∶卒漏血欲死，煮一升服
之。
衍义曰∶水苏，气味与紫苏不同，辛而不和，然一如苏，但面不紫，及周遭槎牙如雁齿，
香少。
味辛，性微温，无毒。主要功效为降气，促进谷物消化，消除饮食积滞，去除口臭，解毒，驱除恶气。长期服用可通灵明目，使身体轻盈并延缓衰老。主治吐血、鼻出血、血崩。又名鸡苏，又名劳祖，又名芥（音同“祖”），又名芥苴（音同“七余”）。
陶隐居说：在方药中不使用此药，世俗之人也不认识它。九真郡地处偏远，也无人能寻访到它。《唐本草》注解说：这种苏生长在潮湿的水边，幼苗类似旋覆花，两片叶子相对，香气浓郁芬芳。青州、齐地、河间人称之为水苏，江左地区称之为荠䓞，吴会地区称之为鸡苏。
[此处原文有乱码或残缺：“主申吐血 紫白 挪碎 绵裹 塞耳，疗聋。”推测意为：捣碎后用绵包裹塞入耳中，治疗耳聋。] 另外，对于头风病和目眩者，用清酒煮取一升汁液服用。产后中风者，服用此药更为适宜。可以烧成灰制成汁液，或用其煮汁洗头，能使头发芳香，不生头皮屑。此外，收存后用于酿酒或浸泡酒，经常服用效果佳。
日华子说：鸡苏，性暖。治疗肺痿，崩漏，带下，血痢，头风目眩，产后中风及出血不止。又名为臭苏、青白苏。
《图经本草》说：水苏，生长在九真郡的池塘沼泽中，如今各地都有生长。多生长在水岸旁边，幼苗类似旋覆花，两片叶子相对，香气浓郁芬芳。青州、济州之间称为水苏，江左地区称为荠䓞，吴会地区称为鸡苏。南方人多将其作为蔬菜食用。主治各种气机疾病及脚肿。江北地区很多人认为鸡苏和水苏是两种不同的植物。陈藏器认为荠䓞是一种独立的药物，不是水苏。水苏的叶子边缘像雁齿一样，气味像香薷那样辛辣；荠䓞的叶子上有毛，稍长，气味较臭。主治冷气引起的泄泻痢疾，可以作为生菜食用。能清除胃中的酸水，也可以捣碎外敷治疗蚂蚁叮咬。也有生长在石头上的，名叫石荠䓞，开紫花，叶子细小，高一二尺，味辛，性温，无毒。主治风血冷气，煮汁服用，山中人多使用它。
梅师方：治疗吐血及下部出血以及妇人漏下。将鸡苏的茎、叶煎煮取汁，饮用。另一个方子：治疗鼻衄血不止。取生鸡苏五合，香豉二合，一起杵研，搓成如枣核大小的形状，纳入鼻孔中，即可止血。又一个方子：突发漏血欲死，煮一升服用。
Shuisu (Perilla frutescens var. acuta)
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Slightly warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic.
Main actions: Directs Qi downward, promotes digestion of grains, eliminates food stagnation, removes bad breath, detoxifies, and dispels foul odors. Long-term consumption enhances spiritual clarity, lightens the body, and delays aging. It treats hematemesis (vomiting blood), epistaxis (nosebleed), and metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding).
Alternative names: Jisu (Chicken Perilla), Laozu, Jie (pronounced "Zu"), Jieju (pronounced "Qiyu").
Tao Hongjing stated: This herb is not used in official prescriptions, and common people are unfamiliar with it. Jiuzhen Commandery is remote, and few can locate it. The *Tang Bencao* commentary notes: This type of Perilla grows on wet riverbanks; its seedlings resemble *Inula japonica* (Xuanfu); leaves grow in opposite pairs; it has a strong, fragrant aroma. People in Qingzhou, Qidi, and Hejian call it Shuisu; those in Jiangzuo call it Qizhe; those in Wuhui call it Jisu.
[Text fragment]: Crushed and wrapped in silk, inserted into the ear to treat deafness. Additionally, for headache due to wind and vertigo, boil one sheng of juice in clear wine and drink it. For postpartum wind-stroke, taking this herb is particularly beneficial. It can be burned to ash to make lye or boiled for juice to wash hair, making it fragrant and preventing dandruff. Furthermore, storing it to brew wine or soak in wine, and consuming it regularly, is excellent.
Ri Hua Zi stated: Jisu is warming. It treats lung abscess (Feiwei), metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, bloody dysentery, headache due to wind, vertigo, postpartum wind-stroke, and uncontrollable bleeding. Also known as Chousu and Qingbaishu.
*Tujing* states: Shuisu grows in the ponds and marshes of Jiuzhen Commandery but is now found everywhere. It mostly grows by water banks; seedlings resemble *Inula japonica*; leaves grow in opposite pairs; it is strongly fragrant. In Qingzhou and Jizhou, it is called Shuisu; in Jiangzuo, Qizhe; in Wuhui, Jisu. Southerners often use it as a vegetable. It treats various Qi disorders and leg edema. Many in the north believe Jisu and Shuisu are two different plants. Chen Cangqi argued that Qizhe is a distinct substance, not Shuisu. Shuisu leaves have serrated edges like goose teeth and smell pungent like Elsholtzia (Xiangru); Qizhe leaves have hairs, are slightly longer, and have an unpleasant odor. It treats cold-Qi-induced diarrhea and dysentery and can be eaten raw. It clears acid water from the stomach and can be crushed and applied externally to treat ant bites. There is also a variety growing on rocks, named Shi Qizhe, which has purple flowers, small leaves, grows one to two chi tall, tastes pungent, is slightly warm, non-toxic, treats wind-blood and cold-Qi, and is commonly used by mountain dwellers when boiled as juice.
Meishi Fang: Treats hematemesis, lower bleeding, and uterine dripping in women. Decoct the stems and leaves of Jisu, take the juice, and drink it. Another prescription: For intractable epistaxis. Take five he of fresh Jisu and two he of Fermented Soybean (Xiangchi), pound and grind together, shape into pieces the size of a jujube pit, insert into the nostril to stop bleeding. Another prescription: For sudden severe metrorrhagia approaching death, boil one sheng and drink it.
*Yanyi* states: The flavor and nature of Shuisu differ from Zisu (Purple Perilla). It is pungent but not harmonious; however, it resembles Perilla generally, except the leaves are not purple, and the margins are serrated like goose teeth, with less fragrance.