How to plant dried perilla seeds? Master the correct sowing method
Perilla is also known as guiden, white perilla, red perilla, etc. Its young branches are purple-green, the cross-section has pith in the middle, it has a fresh fragrance, and a slightly pungent taste. Do you know how to plant dried perilla seeds?
1. How to plant dried perilla seeds
Soak the seeds in gibberellin to promote germination. The seedbed should be finely broken up with a plow and harrow, and the bed surface should be level. Water thoroughly before sowing. After sowing, cover with rice straw and spray with water. When the seedlings grow 3-4 pairs of true leaves, they can be transplanted. After transplanting, the soil needs to be prepared and fertilizer applied.
2. The medicinal effects of perilla
1. Perilla can both induce sweating and dispel cold to relieve exterior pathogens, and also move qi and ease the middle burner, relieve depression and stop vomiting. Therefore, for wind-cold exterior syndromes accompanied by chest tightness and vomiting symptoms, using this product is very suitable; or when there is no exterior syndrome but there are symptoms of stagnant qi not flowing smoothly, it can also be used to promote free flow. If combined with ageratum and dried tangerine peel, it relieves the exterior and harmonizes the middle; if combined with pinellia and magnolia bark, it relieves depression and eases the chest.
2. For wind-cold common cold: Perilla can disperse exterior cold and has a relatively strong diaphoretic effect. For wind-cold exterior syndromes with symptoms such as aversion to cold, fever, and absence of sweating, it is often used together with ginger; if the exterior syndrome is accompanied by qi stagnation, it can also be used together with cyperus rotundus and dried tangerine peel.
3. For symptoms such as chest tightness and nausea and vomiting: Perilla is used for spleen-stomach qi stagnation, chest tightness, and nausea and vomiting. Regardless of whether there is an exterior syndrome or not, it can be applied, all taking advantage of its effect of moving qi and easing the middle. Clinically, it is often used in combination with ageratum.
Perilla leaf is a delicious seasoning widely used in the Zhanjiang Wuchuan area of southern China. People often use its leaves to cook dishes, and its deliciousness is often mentioned together with ha lou.