Studies on Application of Perilla frutescens Main Blended Prescription in Donguibogam

동의보감(東醫寶鑑) 중(中) 소엽(蘇葉)이 주약(主藥)으로 배오(配伍)된 방제(方劑)의 활용(活用)에 대한 고찰(考察)

This study was investigated to make sure the usage of prescriptions in which Perilla frutescens is used as a main herbal medicine in Donguibogam. Through the investigation on main treatment, pathology, etiology and nature of disease, dosage in the relevant prescriptions, The consequences are as follows; 1. The Perilla frutescens is used in 15 treatment fields which contain the cough, cold chapter ect. 2. The Perilla frutescens is used as a main heral medicine in 30 natures of disease such as cough-relative disease, an asthma, an external wind and cold, etc. 3. The Perilla frutescens is used for various pathology in the exogenous etiological factor, endogenous etiological factor, exo-endogeneous etiological factor and non-exo-endogeneous etiological factor. 4. The Perilla frutescens is used in a range of $1.2g{\sim}10g$ in relevant prescription. The main dosage is 4g. 5. The Perilla frutescens is used with various crude herbs in accordance with the pathogeny. The Perilla frutescens has been used to reduce heat from the lungs, to relieve asthma, to promote qi's movement and to soothe fetal movement etc. According to the results, 1 suggest to use the Perilla frutescens in a various pathogenic fields. The Perilla frutescens is able to remove not only pathogenic heat from the cough-relative disease, but also pathogenic asthma, an external winds and colds, etc.