Wild medicinal herbs in Vietnam are counted by the Japanese to calculate the price.

Physician Vu Quoc Trung, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, said that this is both a spice and a medicine that is very good for health.

Perilla is an easy-to-grow plant that even grows wild in rural areas of Vietnam. Its leaves are eaten raw or cooked as a spice for some delicious dishes. In the past, people thought it was just a spice for soup, so they often did not use it.

Nowadays, some people understand the surprising uses of this plant so they have searched for and purchased it. The green perilla leaves are selected with equal size, not torn when exported to Japan, costing 500-700 VND per leaf.

For the Japanese, perilla leaves are an important spice, used to help reduce the fishy smell of fresh seafood in traditional dishes such as sushi and sashimi. In Japanese medicine, perilla leaves are considered a very good herb for health.

Perilla leaves.

Talking to reporters about the uses of perilla, physician Vu Quoc Trung, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, said that perilla is both a spice and a medicine.

“Perilla has wonderful uses. From the leaves to the branches to the seeds, everything is very good for health,” said physician Vu Quoc Trung.

According to physician Vu Quoc Trung, perilla has a fragrant smell, a characteristic spicy taste, and a warm nature. Perilla leaves have the effect of detoxifying, treating colds, reducing fever, headaches, coughs, asthma, etc. In particular, young perilla leaves have the most uses because at this time the active ingredients in the leaves are full, old leaves lose their active ingredients, and young leaves do not have enough active ingredients. Perilla leaves can be used to cook porridge, soup, or boiled to make water to drink.

Perilla porridge:Cook rice porridge, put in a bowl, mix with sliced ​​perilla leaves. Eat hot, let sweat out.

Drink perilla water:Crush 15-20g fresh perilla, pour boiling water then filter the clear liquid to drink. After drinking, lie down and cover yourself with a blanket. This method is for children and the elderly.

Steam, foot bath:Take perilla leaves and other aromatic leaves to make a pot of leaves for steaming and washing, and you can also use this water to soak your feet. If the leaves are washed, you can take them out into a bowl to drink before or after steaming.

Physician Vu Quoc Trung introduces a cough remedy for children: In case of children coughing a lot with signs of shortness of breath and pale complexion: Use 20g of perilla seeds, grind them into a fine powder, mix with warm water and give the child to drink. You can also filter the water for the child to drink more easily or mix it with porridge.

Remedy from perilla to cure cold:Boil 1 handful of perilla leaves, 1 tangerine peel and 3 slices of ginger in a pot with 1 bowl of water. Then, strain the water and drink it hot, then cover with a warm blanket.

Remedy from perilla to cure bloating: Crush perilla leaves to get 1 bowl of water, mix with a little salt and drink once....

Perilla seeds (called perilla seeds)Up to 40% is fatty oil. Oil pressed from perilla seeds can also be used as cooking oil and as a medicine to treat spermatorrhea: Spermatorrhea caused by kidney failure can be treated with 100g of crushed perilla seeds, 4g each time with white wine, twice a day.

Perilla leaves (perilla leaves):Perilla has a square cylindrical body, four obtuse angles, unequal length, diameter 0.5 - 1.5 cm. Perilla branches have a light aroma and bland taste.

Su ngạnh has the effect of relieving depression, relieving pain, stabilizing pregnancy, strengthening the stomach, and preventing vomiting. It is used to treat chest and abdominal fullness and restlessness, and fetal movement.

How to use, dosage: Take 5-9g per day, decoction form.

Medicine with turmeric:Treatment of threatened miscarriage: 12-16g of Suo nganh, 12g of kudzu root. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. Or use 14-16g of Suo nganh and dried Tru ma can each. Boil and drink 3 times per day.

According to Danviet