What are the health benefits of perilla?

Perilla is used for treating asthma. It is also used for nausea, sunstroke, inducing sweating, and to reduce muscle spasms. In foods, perilla is used as a flavoring. In manufacturing, perilla seed oil is used commercially in the production of varnishes, dyes, and inks.

How do you take care of a perilla plant?

It’s best to water with a drip or trickle system that delivers water at low pressure at the soil level. If you water with overhead sprinklers, water early in the day so the foliage has time to dry off before evening, to minimize disease problems. Keep the soil moist but not saturated. Perilla is heat tolerant.

Does perilla come back every year?

Perilla is an annual which thrives in all planting zones. It will grow in full to partial sun but should only be planted outdoors after all threat of frost has passed. This herb needs well-draining soil and warm temperatures to thrive.

Is perilla an annual or perennial?

Perilla is a tropical tender perennial that has become a very popular foliage annual. It is similar in appearance and related to coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides).

Is perilla poisonous to humans?

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”.

Is perilla toxic to humans?

Perilla Mint causes respiratory distress syndrome (panting disease). The plant contains ketones that cause lung inflammation and impair the exchange of gases involving in breathing. The flowers are the most dangerous, but the entire plant is toxic, even when baled into hay.

Is perilla poisonous to dogs?

Symptoms of Senna ingestion include diarrhea, wobbliness, weakness and dark urine. Ruminants are primarily affected by ingesting Perilla mint, and symptoms include respiratory distress. If you suspect your pet or horse has ingested something harmful, contact your veterinarian immediately.

Is perilla an invasive plant?

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. Also called perilla mint, beefsteak plant is a traditional Asian crop used in cooking and is often planted as an ornamental. It readily escapes cultivation and has become a problematic invasive plant in natural areas across the mid-Atlantic region and elsewhere.

Can you eat perilla leaves Raw?

Perilla leaves can be sliced raw and added to salads or sliced and mixed into savory pancakes, bread, and stir-fries. They can also be deep-fried in batter and consumed as a crunchy side dish.

Does perilla need full sun?

Growing perilla mint plants are summer annuals which do best in warm, humid climates. Plant perilla seedlings 6 to 12 inches (15-31 cm.) apart in well-drained but moist soil with full to partial sun exposure or direct sow them in well-drained soil and lightly cover.

Is perilla safe to eat?

The flower spikes can be cooked in soups or deep fried to make delicious tempura. Perilla sprouts can also be cooked and eaten like a potherb. Lastly, the seeds can be toasted and used as a spice or as a source of oil. Though you should only eat perilla oil cold and never use it for frying.

Can you eat purple perilla?

So Purple Perilla is safe to use in the kitchen, is beautiful in the garden, and can be handled almost the same way as Green Perilla. You can use Purple Perilla to wrap your sashimi, use it in an exotic cocktail, or make a kimchi with it. And use it to make a delicious Hunan dish with fried cucumber.

How tall does a Magilla perilla plant get?

Magilla Perilla is the first of the Magilla series with Magilla Vanilla introduced this year. Instead of the predominantly purple tinges of the original introduction, this clone has lime-green leaves with a broad wedge of cream down the center of the leaf. It’s free branching and only about 16 inches tall.

When did the Magilla perilla Coleus come out?

Magilla Perilla, a coleus look-alike, is one of the new plants, first hitting gardens in 2002. Though we live in the information age, it’s difficult to find anything concrete about this colorful new plant.

Is the Perilla frutescens a weed or flower?

Perilla frutescens initiates flowers under the long day conditions of midsummer and continues to flower and seed the remainder of the year. It produces copious amounts of seed and can become a persistent weed in the garden. Magilla Perilla, while it does produce a few flowers, seems to be essentially seed sterile.