Detailed introduction to the cooking methods and nutritional knowledge of perilla leaves. Alias: red perilla, white perilla, perilla, perilla leaves, seaweed

Usage tips: Oral administration: decoction, 6 to 10 grams ; Or take into pills or powder; External use: Appropriate amount, pound for application, grind into powder and sprinkle or decoct for washing. This product should not be taken for a long time, as long-term use will release one's true energy.

Introduction to the knowledge of perilla leaves: Perilla leaves are small soft branches with leaves of perilla and wild perilla of Lamiaceae. Perilla perilla is an annual herb. Harvest from July to August in the south and from August to September in the north when the branches and leaves are luxuriant. Spread them on the ground or hang them in a ventilated place and pluck the leaves after they are dry.

Perilla leaves are mostly shrunken and curled. When intact, they are oval in shape, 4 to 11 cm long and 2.5 to 9 cm wide. The apex is long or sharp, and the base is round or wide. Wedge-shaped, with serrated edges, purple on both sides or green on the upper surface, with many concave dot-like glandular scales on the lower surface. The petiole is 2 to 5 cm long, purple or purple-green, and brittle. The twigs are purple-green, with pith in the middle of the cross section. They have a fragrant aroma and a slightly pungent taste.

The leaves of wild perilla are often shrunken. When the leaves are flat, they are oval in shape, 4 to 7 cm long and 2.5 to

5 cm wide. Both sides of the leaves are green and dark green. Or with purple agreement edge with circular serrations.

The ones with intact leaves, purple color and strong aroma are the best.

Perilla leaf nutritional analysis: Perilla is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine in China, and is mostly used in cooking by the Japanese, especially when eating sashimi. It is also used as a companion in a few areas of our country. Vegetables or tea. Perilla leaf, also called perilla leaf, has the functions of relieving external cold, promoting qi and regulating the stomach. It is mainly used to treat wind-cold colds, coughs, chest and abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting. The seeds, also known as perilla, have the functions of relieving coughs, asthma and phlegm. Perilla oil can be distilled from the whole plant of perilla, and the oil produced from the seeds is also called perilla oil. Long-term consumption of perilla oil has obvious effects on the treatment of coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia.

Supplementary information on perilla leaves: Processing: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities and old stems, or spray water to moisten slightly, cut into wide strips, dry, process and store in a dry container in a cool and dry place .

Perilla leaf is suitable for people: patients with qi deficiency, yin deficiency and febrile diseases should take it with caution.

Therapeutic effects of perilla leaves: Perilla leaves are pungent in taste and warm in nature; return to the lungs and spleen meridian; aromatic and dispersing;

have the properties of dispersing cold, relieving external symptoms, relieving lungs and relieving cough, and regulating qi. Harmonizing, anti-fetal and detoxifying;

Indications for exogenous wind-cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache without sweating, cough and asthma, epigastric distension and stuffiness, vomiting and diarrhea, pharyngeal obstruction, pregnancy obstruction, uneasy fetal movement, indigestion Fish and crabs are poisoned, and carbuncles and snakes are poisonous.

Perilla leaves are incompatible with food: Perilla leaves cannot be eaten by carp as they may cause poisonous sores.

Guide to how to use perilla leaves: 1.

For those who suffer from external wind-cold and have symptoms such as aversion to cold, hair withdrawal, headache, no sweat, cold nose and clear nasal discharge, it can be combined with Qianghuo and Fanghuo. , Angelica dahurica, etc. are compatible with each other to relieve external symptoms and dispel cold.

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For those with qi stagnation and dampness, disharmony of stomach qi, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, it can be combined with Agastache rugosa, dried tangerine peel, pinellia qu, Poria cocos, etc. , to circulate Qi, transform dampness and neutralize it.