Perilla frutescens, commonly called perilla or Korean perilla, is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and is traditionally grown in the Korean peninsula, southern China, Japan and India as a crop.
Perilla is an herb. The leaf, stem, and seed are used to make medicine.
Perilla is used for canker sores, airway illnesses, stomach issues, and other conditions.
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LOCAL NAME: Perilla or Korean perilla
ENGLISH COMMON NAME: Silam
SCIENTIFIC PERIOD: Perilla frutescens
FLOWERING PERIOD: The flowers bloom on racemes at the end of branches and the main stalk in late summer.Perilla seeds can be soft or hard, being white, grey, brown, and dark brown in colour and globular in shape.
FRUITING PERIOD: NA
SOWING PERIOD: Early Summer
GROWING AREAS: Korea, Nepal, India and south east Asia.
HEALTH BENEFITS: Perilla oil suppresses the production of chemical mediator in the allergy and inflammatory responses. These essential fatty acids have been associated with benefits in a wide range of inflammatory conditions, heart diseases, colitis/Crohn's disease, asthma, allergies, antimicrobial, anticancer etc.
PRECAUTIONS: Although perilla is widely cultivated as an edible plant for humans, it is toxic to cattle and other ruminants, as well as horses. In grazing cattle, plant ketones cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, also called "panting disease".
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