In northern India the stem of the plant is traditionally used as an analgesic and to prevent threatened miscarriage. The leaves are said to be helpful for asthma, colds and flu, and to regulate stomach function. Seed oil was used as an edible oil for centuries by local people of northern India and also used by local women of the region for massaging newborn infants. The seeds are used as a spice and also roasted to prepare a chutney, one of the famous traditional dishes of Uttarakhand, India.
According to TCM the property of perilla is warm and the flavour is pungent. The meridian tropism is lung and spleen meridians. The actions are to release the exterior and dissipate cold, move qi and harmonise the stomach.
Perilla liquid extract 1:2 in 35% alcohol
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