Textual Research on the Edibleness and Cultivation History of Perilla frutescens(L.)Britt.
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.10.041
- VernacularTitle:紫苏的食药价值及栽培历史考证
- Author:
Min-Ting LU
1
;
Peng LIU
;
Qi SHEN
;
Hong-Bin WANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学中药学院药用植物生理生态研究所,广东广州 510006
- Keywords:
Perilla frutescens(L.)Britt.;
origin;
edibleness value;
medicinal value;
Perilla frutescens oil;
cultivation history;
herbal research
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(10):2815-2822
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Perilla frutescens(L.)Britt.is a traditional homology of medicine and food in China,which has a long cultivation history and wide application value.Although there have been textual researches on Perilla frutescens,there is still a lack of systematic review on its name evolution,medicinal value and cultivation history.Based on the historical materials of herbal medicine,medical books and agricultural administration in the past dynasties,this study finds that:(1)Perilla frutescens is often included in the classics in the name of"ren"and"su","ren"refers to the seeds of Perilla frutescens,and"su",refers to the medicinal Perilla frutescens.(2)In ancient books,Perilla frutescens leaves and seeds can be used for medicinal food,and Perilla frutescens seed oil is used as edible oil,its ancient pressing process being recorded in detail.(3)Perilla frutescens is pungent and warm in nature,and it is mainly used for purgation.Perilla frutescens leaves and stems are dissipated,and Perilla frutescens seeds are contracted.Its medicinal value is clearly recorded.(4)Perilla frutescens is native to China.application records can be traced back to the Warring States period and its cultivation characteristics are detailed records.This paper systematically sorted out the distinction between"ren"and"su",and reviewed the ancient records of Perilla frutescens in food,medicine and cultivation,so as to provide literature basis for the development of Perilla frutescens as a big health product of medicine and food homology.
