Perilla oil has expectorant, lung moistening, analgesic and detoxicating effects.
Function of perilla seed oil:
(1) lowers blood pressure. As we all know, if people eat more saturated fatty acids, such as animal fat, their blood pressure will easily rise. If 1% adipose tissue in human body increases. Linolenic acid reduced the average arterial pressure by 667 Pa (mmHg).
(2) lowering blood fat. α -linolenic acid can reduce the content of cholesterol and triglyceride in blood. It is reported that a patient with α -linolenic acid deficiency was supplemented with Q- linolenic acid, and after two weeks, the contents of cholesterol and triglyceride in blood decreased by 70%.
(3) inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce thrombosis. Control the intake of saturated fatty acids. The intake of linolenic acid is set at 3.39 per day, which can inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce thrombosis. Taking proper amount of α -linolenic acid can also prevent thrombosis caused by atherosclerosis.
(4) Anti-cancer effect. Female BALB/C mice subcutaneously inoculated with reproductive breast cancer cells were fed with food containing corn oil, α -linolenic acid and a mixture of fish oil and corn oil. The results show that α -linolenic acid can inhibit the growth and metabolism of breast cancer.
Perilla seed oil is obtained from the seeds of Perilla frutescens, a medicinal plant of Labiatae. It is a kind of natural oil with high unsaturation, and its main component is α -linolenic acid, with a content as high as 50%-70%, which is the highest among all natural vegetable oils found at present. Changbai Workshop organic perilla seed oil, with linolenic acid content above 60%, is the best perilla seed oil at present.
Perilla oil has a long history of edible and medicinal use, and is listed as the top grade in Shennong Herbal Classic. Has the effects of protecting liver, resisting thrombus, reducing blood lipid, lowering blood pressure, protecting eyesight, improving intelligence, and inhibiting allergic reaction and inflammation.
Perilla oil is the edible vegetable oil with the highest known α -linolenic acid (a-LNA) content, and perilla seed oil has the best quality, with the α -linolenic acid content as high as 70%. In view of the importance of α -linolenic acid and the general shortage of human intake, the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggest that α -linolenic acid should be specially supplemented.