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Perilla
Perilla frutescens
Perilla · Basilien-Erzblatt (DE) · Beefsteak · Beefsteak Mint · Beefsteak Plant · Beefsteak mint · Beefsteakplant · Beefsteakplant (EN) · Chinese Basil · Egoma · Japanse munt · Korean Perilla · Nga-khimon · Nga-mon · Perilla Mint · Purple Mint
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Japan*
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Anodyne, Antidote, Antiseptic
Science studied: (2Z,4E,63)-ALLOFARNESENE, APIGENIN, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Perilla frutescens
Common names: Perilla, Basilien-Erzblatt (DE), Beefsteak, Beefsteak Mint, Beefsteak Plant, Beefsteak mint, Beefsteakplant, Beefsteakplant (EN), Chinese Basil, Egoma, Japanse munt, Korean Perilla, Nga-khimon, Nga-mon, Perilla Mint, Purple Mint
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Japan*.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Antitussive
- Asthma
- Carminative
- Cephalgia
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- Chest
- Cold
- Cough
- Diaphoretic
- Expectorant
- Febrifuge
- Fetus
- Flu
- Medicine
- Nausea
- Pectoral
- Pregnancy
- Preventitive(Cold)
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Spice
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Antidote(Fish)
- Cholera
- Uteritis
- Bronchitis
- Emission
- Malaria
- Fungicide
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
- Japan*
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Antitussive
- Asthma
- Carminative
- Cephalgia
- Chest
- Cold
- Cough
- Diaphoretic
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- Expectorant
- Febrifuge
- Fetus
- Flu
- Medicine
- Nausea
- Pectoral
- Pregnancy
- Preventitive(Cold)
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Spice
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Antidote(Fish)
- Cholera
- Uteritis
- Bronchitis
- Emission
- Malaria
- Fungicide
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- (2Z,4E,63)-ALLOFARNESENE
- APIGENIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATE
- CITRAL
- COPPER
- CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
- EO
- FAT
- FIBER
- FURYLKETONE
- IRON
- LINALOOL
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- LUTEOLIN
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PERILLANIN-CHLORIDE
- PERILLARTINE
- PHENYLPROPANOIDS
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- PRUNASIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SCUTELLEREIN
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- GLUCOSE
- (2E,4E,63)-ALLOFARNESENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- DELPHINIDIN
- PERILLALDEHYDE
- SODIUM
- AMYGDALIN
- ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- DILLAPIOL
- ELSHOLTZIAKETONE
- GERANYL-PYROPHOSPHATE
- ISOEGOMAKEKETONE
- MYRISTICIN
- NAGINATAKETONE
- QUERCETIN
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- XOI-A
- XOI-B
- ELEMICIN
- MAGNESIUM
- LIMONENE
- VINYL-CAFFEATE
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE
- 6,7-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN
- TRANS-P-MENTH-8-EN-7-YL-CAFFEATE
- METHYL-CAFFEATE
- METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE
- 3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- ANTHOCYANINS
- AROMADENDRENE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BETA-BOURBONENE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CASTASTERONE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- EGOMAKETONE
- ESTRAGOLE
- HOMODOLICHOLIDE
- ISOEGOMAKETONE
- P-CYMENE
- 3(S)-HYDROXY-4(R)-(1-METHYL-ETHENYL)-CYCLOHEX-1-ENE-1-CARBOXALDEHYDE
- 12-ACETYLOCTADEC-9-ENOIC-ACID
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE
- BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-5-ALLYL-4-METHOXY-1,2-METHYLENEDIOXY-3-PHENYL
- BETA-PINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- CIS-NEROLIDOL
- ESTRONE
- ETHOXY-2-ACETATE
- FARNESENE
- GERANIAL
- GERMACRENE-D
- HEXAN-2-OL
- ISOEUGENOL
- ISOFUCOSTEROL
- LIMONENE-OXIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- MYRCENE
- OCIMENE
- OCTAN-3-OL
- OCTAN-3-ONE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PERILLA-ALCOHOL
- PERILLA-ALDEHYDE
- PERILLAKETONE
- PERILLENE
- PERILLYL-ALCOHOL
- PHYTOL
- PIPERITONE
- PSEUDOLIMONENE
- PULEGONE
- SABINENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TERPINOLENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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