Perilla leaves are pungent and warm, belonging to lung meridian and spleen meridian, and have the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold, promoting qi circulation and regulating stomach. Perilla leaves are good at relieving exterior syndrome and sweating. It can be used for common cold, such as aversion to cold, fever and anhidrosis. It is often used with ginger, Cyperus rotundus and dried tangerine peel to treat wind-cold and cold.

In addition, it can treat cough, nausea, vomiting, or vomiting in early pregnancy, and has a neutralizing effect. Perilla leaves can detoxify fish and shrimp, so adding perilla to steamed fish, shrimp and crab can detoxify fish and shrimp and remove bad things in them.