Perilla, also known as cinnamon stubble, black soybean, red soybean, white soybean, red soybean, fragrant soybean, etc. "Erya" said: "Su Nai is a kind of pine, and the taste is more pungent like cinnamon, so it is called cinnamon." People often say that "time flies, time flies", and the "ethereal" is perilla.
As an annual herbaceous plant, perilla grows wildly in spring, is vigorous in early summer, bears purple flowers in autumn, and rapidly ages and withers in winter.
Perilla has been planted and applied in China for nearly 2,000 years, and it is a traditional medicinal and edible plant, and it is also one of the first 60 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine promulgated by the Health and Family Planning Commission of China. Perilla does not have strict requirements for its own growth environment, so it is widely distributed and widely wild or cultivated in China, Japan, Vietnam, Nepal, South Korea, India and other countries.
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The leaves, stems and seeds of perilla can be used in medicine, with a unique aromatic smell and high nutritional value and medicinal value, and its history of medicine and diet is very long, at least back to the Qin and Han dynasties. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, perilla leaves are mostly used in medicine, and it is believed that perilla leaves can replenish and invigorate qi, expel phlegm and relieve cough, and also have a variety of effects such as dissolving the surface and dissipating cold, regulating qi, etc.
In modern life, perilla can be used as a spice to add to food, tobacco, cosmetics, and can also be directly boiled and eaten, with barbecue and other foods, is a herb spice with high frequency of daily use, and its fragrant aroma can be used to remove the smell and increase the flavor.
The role of perilla essential oil
Perilla essential oil is extracted from the leaves and its main components are:Perilla aldehyde, farnesene, -clove oil hydrocarbonsWait. Studies have proven that perilla essential oil has good antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidepressant, and vasodilating effects.
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Antioxidant effect
The excellent antioxidant activity of perilla leaf volatile oil has great application prospects in life, for example, the antioxidant activity of perilla can be used in the skin care industry, play an anti-aging role, or be used for *** diseases. There is also a demand for substances with antioxidant activity in the food industry, and the intake of functional foods containing antioxidants can be one of the potential ways to prevent the occurrence of disease.
Anti-inflammatory effect
Perilla aldehyde in perilla essential oil can alleviate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines, thereby playing a neuroprotective role. In addition, the d-limonene contained in perilla leaf volatile oil can also reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, and it exhibits significant anti-inflammatory activity in vivo and in vitro.
Antimicrobial effect
Perilla essential oil has good antibacterial activity, and it has a good inhibitory effect on the growth of bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella. Perilla leaf volatile oil can be added to food as a natural preservative, replacing synthetic food additives, which can not only play an antibacterial and preservative role, but also avoid the harm caused by chemical preservatives.
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Dilate blood vessels
Studies have shown that perilla aldehyde in perilla essential oil has a certain vasodilating effect, and has significant efficacy and high safety in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease corresponds to chest paralysis and heartache in traditional Chinese medicine, so the vasodilating effect of perilla leaf volatile oil corresponds to its effect on relieving chest and diaphragm stuffiness in traditional Chinese medicine.
Antidepressant effect
Perilla aldehyde in volatile oil from perilla leaves can effectively improve lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior in mice, and its antidepressant activity may be related to the alteration of monoaminergic response and anti-inflammatory effects. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people who are depressed are often due to poor qi, so the antidepressant effect of perilla leaf volatile oil corresponds to its qi-regulating effect in traditional Chinese medicine.
In today's society, with the improvement of people's quality of life, the pursuit of natural and healthy life is becoming more and more apparent. With the in-depth scientific research of modern science, perilla essential oil has been widely used in daily chemicals, health care products, beauty, medicine and other fields, showing huge market potential.
References: 1] Zhong Ping, Wang Zhenchao, Liu Yingmeng, et al. Research Progress on Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Effects of Volatile Oils from Perilla Leaves[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Pharmaceutics,2021,27(13):215-225doi:10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211205.