Perilla frutescens is a dual-purpose product of medicine and food, which has the effect of promoting qi circulation and strengthening stomach. Eating perilla leaves in spring contributes to the rise of yang, while in summer, the weather is hot and humid, which makes people feel bloated and uncomfortable. At this time, it is also suitable for picking perilla leaves and making soup, which has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and relieving bloating. Its leaves are called perilla leaves, stems are called perilla stalks, and seeds are called perilla seeds, all of which are commonly used Chinese medicines.

Perilla leaves are pungent and warm, and have the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold, promoting qi circulation and regulating stomach. They are usually used to treat colds, coughs and vomiting during pregnancy. For patients with mild symptoms of wind-cold common cold, such as chills, stuffy nose, throat discomfort, etc., it is effective to simply drink perilla leaves with water. However, due to the relatively mild intensity of perilla leaf sweating to relieve exterior symptoms and dispel cold, it needs to be combined with ginger, Pogostemon and other exterior-relieving drugs for patients with severe symptoms of wind-cold and cold. Because perilla leaves have the effects of promoting qi circulation, regulating stomach, sweating and relieving exterior syndrome, patients with gastrointestinal cold are especially suitable for dietotherapy prescriptions containing perilla, such as Perilla orange peel drink.

Perilla stems are sweet, slightly warm, rational, wide and moderate, and have the effect of preventing miscarriage. If you don't want to eat because of bloating, you can mix the perilla stem with dried tangerine peel, poria cocos and chicken's gizzard-membrane. If the fetal movement is uneasy, or if you vomit during pregnancy, you can also mix the perilla stem with perilla leaves, dried tangerine peel and other medicinal materials under the guidance of a doctor. Perillae is pungent and warm, and has the effects of reducing qi and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. It is often used to treat cough with excessive phlegm, chronic cough with excessive phlegm, asthma, intestinal dryness and constipation. For those with excessive phlegm and long cough time, perilla seeds can be mixed with apricots, dried tangerines and walnuts. If constipation is caused by intestinal dryness or habitual constipation of the elderly, perilla seeds can be mixed with almonds and hemp seeds.

Several classic ways to eat perilla are to make tea. Take 6 grams (slices) of perilla leaves, wash and drain them, put them in a cup and brew with boiling water, and add sugar as tea.

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Can prevent common cold, abdominal distension and other diseases.

Wash 300g fresh perilla leaves, put them in a boiling water pot, take them out, squeeze and cut them into sections, add seasonings and mix well.

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This dish is suitable for colds, aversion to cold, fever, cough, asthma and abdominal distension.

Perilla porridge is cooked with 100g japonica rice into porridge, cooked into perilla leaves, and then mixed with brown sugar.

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This kind of porridge is a good food for nourishing the stomach and relieving summer heat.

Serve fish, shrimps and crabs, stir-fry snails, and put some perilla leaves when cooking fish, shrimps and crabs. On the one hand, perilla leaves smell fragrant, making food more delicious, on the other hand, they can detoxify and sterilize.

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Perillaldehyde in perilla leaves has a strong bactericidal and detoxifying effect. In Japan, people often use perilla leaves as a side dish of sashimi, also to prevent poisoning due to eating cold food.

How to plant perilla perilla has strong adaptability to climate and soil. It is best to choose loose and fertile sandy loam with sufficient sunshine and good drainage and heavy clay with poor growth. Spring sowing, the sowing time difference between the north and the south is one month, the south is March, and the north is in the middle and late April. The sowing temperature should be around 20 degrees. If the house is warm, it can be planted all year round. Soften the soil when planting in a flowerpot. Put 10 seeds in each flowerpot. Water the soles of your feet before sowing. The sowing depth is 3 cm. Appear after 5cm, remove the extra seconds! It can be said to be better than weeds. People should choose bigger flowerpots when planting at home, because perilla can grow to about 1 meter.