This wild vegetable is a good medicine for clearing phlegm and soothing the lungs. Have you ever seen it?

Actually, there are many wild vegetables in the countryside, and besides being eaten, they also have some other benefits. I wonder if everyone has seen the wild vegetable in the picture below? Its name is perilla (Perilla frutescens). Perilla was a very common wild vegetable around the front and back of rural houses, but many farmers turned a blind eye to it, yet what they did not know was that perilla is very popular in the city.

When harvesting it, you pick its leaves, then wash them clean with water, and they can be processed for eating. There are many ways to use perilla: it can be dried, stir-fried, and also made into soup, so in many restaurants in the city it is a signature specialty, and the most famous among these should be perilla duck and perilla porridge.

Perilla is the tender leafy stem of perilla (Perilla frutescens), a plant of the genus Perilla in the Lamiaceae family. Besides being eaten, it is also a Chinese herbal medicine. Perilla not only has the effect of dispelling cold and releasing the exterior, but is also a good medicine for clearing phlegm and soothing the lungs. Its stems, leaves and seeds are used as medicine. Perilla is a comprehensive cross-category commodity that can be used medicinally; it is a commonly used clinical medicine and can also be eaten. In medicinal form, the stem is called purple stem, the leaf is also called perilla leaf, which releases the exterior, and the seed is also called perilla seed, black perilla seed, or red perilla seed, and is an important ingredient of Suzi Jiangqi Tang. It dispels cold and releases the exterior, and regulates qi and broadens the middle. It mainly treats colds and fever, aversion to cold, absence of sweating, chest tightness, cough, and relieves abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by crab poisoning.

Regarding perilla, I wonder if you have seen it or eaten it? Do you also know its other benefits and ways to prepare it? You can share them with everyone!

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