This kind of vegetable can reduce blood lipid and anti-aging, and it is better for people with high blood pressure.

Perilla is different, has a special fragrance, and its temperament is very elegant. Perilla is a spice that looks a bit like a woman's lips and is not bitten by mosquitoes. Many people's memories of perilla stay in their childhood, raising several plants in flowerpots to soak in water or treat mosquito bites. Nowadays, perilla seems to be the monopoly of Japanese and Korean food, with a few slices on exquisite plates to make appetizers.

Perilla leaves are lip-shaped, the edge of the leaf is serrated, the leaf tip is thin, the appearance is green and purple, some are green and the other is purple, and some are purple on both sides. Among them, the leaves are intact and the color is purple and fragrant. Because people have found its dual-use effect of food and medicine, it has been artificially planted. Perilla leaves (or with twigs) should be harvested in summer when the branches and leaves are luxuriant, remove impurities, fresh or dried in the sun. The fruit is harvested when it is ripe in autumn, removed impurities and dried in the sun. 6Mel-the perilla stalk was harvested in September, and the main stem left after laying leaves and fruits was cut into segments and used as medicine.

Perilla is native to China. More than two thousand years ago, Erya, one of China's earliest dictionaries, described perilla as follows: take (tender stems and leaves of perilla) to boil porridge, good, long clothes make the body white. This kind of explanation really has the powerful allure, will let the person have the infinite favor to the perilla.

Mei Cheng in the Han Dynasty listed delicacies such as "carp slices with perilla" in his famous Fu "Qifa". It can be seen that perilla, as the designated condiment of sashimi, began in the Western Han Dynasty. Perilla tea was very popular in ancient times.

The effects of perilla oil recorded in the relevant documents of the World Health Organization are as follows: 1. Improve intelligence and brain, delay aging; 2. Reduce cholesterol content, reduce blood lipids; 3. Antithrombotic; 4. Inhibition of tumor; 5. Improve the ability of retinal reflex and enhance vision; 6. It is beneficial to eugenics and so on. Therefore, perilla oil is suitable for people with hyperlipidemia and pregnant and lactating women.