In rural areas, perilla frutescens is generally called crisp hemp, perilla stem or aquatic hemp, etc. Perilla frutescens is a panicum miliaceum of the genus Perilla in Labiatae, which has certain edible value and medicinal value, and can be used for cooking and pharmacy.
Growth environment of perilla frutescens
Perilla frutescens has strong adaptability, lax requirements on soil, good drainage, good growth on sandy soil, loam, clay loam, in front of the house, behind the ditch and on fertile soil. Vegetables are the best crops in the previous crop. Fruit trees can be planted under young forests.
purple perilla
Perilla frutescens (alias: Cinnamomum cassia, Perilla frutescens) belongs to panicum miliaceum of Labiatae. It is distributed in China, Bhutan, India, Japan, Korea and other places. The stem of Perilla frutescens is 0.3-2 meters high, green or purple, obtuse quadrangular, with four grooves and densely villous. It can be used as medicine and spice, the leaves are edible, and cooked meat can increase the flavor of the latter.
Perilla koraiensis
South Korea's perilla variety has larger, rounder and flatter leaves than Japan's purple perilla, and its serrations are finer, one side is purple and the other is green. Koreans use perilla to make pickles. Basically, canned perilla pickles are sold in Korean goods stores all over the world. In this can, every two perilla leaves are wrapped with a red pepper. Fresh perilla leaves can be used to make salads. Perilla seeds are used as seasoning for meat food and also for making perilla sesame salt. Koreans are used to eating barbecue with fresh perilla leaves or pepper leaves, while Koreans have set off a wave of calcium supplementation with perilla leaves because they are rich in calcium.