Perilla frutescens: A traditional medicine and food homologous plant

Xinling Wu; Shuting Dong; Hongyu Chen; Miaoxian Guo; Zhiying Sun; Hongmei Luo

doi:10.1016/j.chmed.2023.03.002

Perilla frutescens: A traditional medicine and food homologous plant

Chin Herb Med. 2023 Mar 15;15(3):369-375. doi: 10.1016/j.chmed.2023.03.002. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Xinling Wu^{1

2

3}, Shuting Dong^{2

3}, Hongyu Chen^{2

3}, Miaoxian Guo^{2

3}, Zhiying Sun¹, Hongmei Luo^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
² Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
³ Engineering Research Center of Chinese Medicine Resource, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China.

Abstract

Perilla frutescens, an annual herb of the Labiatae family, has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years. P. frutescens is the one of the first medicinal and edible plant published by the Ministry of Health. Its leaves, stems and seeds can be used as medicine and edible food. Because of the abundant nutrients and bioactive components in this plant, P. frutescens has been studied extensively in medicine, food, health care and chemical fields with great prospects for development. This paper reviews the cultivation history, chemical compositions and pharmacological activities of P. frutescens, which provides a reference for the development and utilization of P. frutescens resources.

Keywords: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt; bioactive compounds; medicine and food homology; pharmacological activities.

Publication types

Review