Can you still see 'it' in the countryside now? Its water soaking effect is comparable to that of Cordyceps sinensis
When I was very young, my family had a few perilla plants in the garden. Whether it is stewing soup or stir-frying, pick a few leaves to season, and the taste of the dish will become particularly fragrant. In summer, basil leaves are often soaked in water to drink.
Now, it is rare to see Shisu at home. Occasionally go to Japanese and Korean food, and you will find a few pieces of basil leaves in delicate plates, which are used as appetizers before meals. Perilla is the origin of China. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, the earliest Chinese dictionary "Erya" once described perilla: use the grated juice of (tender stems and young leaves of perilla) to cook porridge, which is delicious and delicious. Long food makes the human body white and fragrant.
From the text, you can feel the unique charm of perilla, and I really want to try it to see if it can make the body white and fragrant. In the Han Dynasty, Meicheng listed good dishes such as "carp slices with basil" in his famous poem "Seven Hair". It can be seen that basil has been used as a designated condiment for yusheng since the Western Han Dynasty. Perilla tea was very popular in ancient times. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Song Renzong, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, showed the world, and evaluated the soup, and the result was the first perilla cooked water. Cooked water is a drink, that is, in the Song Dynasty, perilla tea received the highest honor.
Perilla has such a long history in China, and now there is no tradition of knowing where to eat fresh perilla, probably we rarely have such a good taste. The sashimi was delicious. Some crabs can easily cause poisoning when eaten raw. The ancients used perilla to detoxify. "Medicinal Materia Medica" has long recorded that the venom of Chinese fish and crabs can be used to treat diarrhea and abdominal pain caused by fish and crabs through a single perilla soup or ginger.
Many Japanese restaurants will provide fresh or pickled basil leaves as a side dish, and this is exactly the effect of basil's "detoxification of fish and crabs". Contemporary perilla is mainly used for medicinal, oil, spice, food, etc. Its leaves (su leaves), stems (su stalks), and fruits (suzi) can be used as medicine, young leaves can be eaten raw, used for soup, stems and leaves Can be flooded.
"Rihuazi Materia Medica" records: "Benzhong Yiqi." Treat confidant fullness, stop cholera from turning tendon, appetizer, and (govern) all air-conditioning, stop beriberi. "Outline": "Made Qi to widen the middle, eliminate phlegm and benefit the lungs, harmonize the blood, warm the middle, relieve pain, calm asthma, and relieve miscarriage. As the edible and medicinal value of perilla is well known, let's re-evaluate this plant, especially perilla oil, and call it "longevity oil".
Suzi Oil: Studies have shown that perilla oil is the food with the highest omega 3 content known in the world. The omega 3 (α-linolenic acid) content can reach more than 65%, which is more than 80 times the omega 3 content in olive oil. It has 6 times the omega 3 content of walnut oil. The efficacy of perilla oil in the WHO literature is as follows:
Improve intelligence and brain, delay aging: The basis of alpha linolenic acid is "brain gold" DHA, which constitutes an essential nutrient for fetal intelligence and visual development. Regular consumption of perilla seed oil can promote the vitality of brain cells, improve brain fatigue, and enhance memory.
Reduce cholesterol content and blood lipids: α-linolenic acid can reduce serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein, very low density lipoprotein, and increase serum high density lipoprotein.
Antithrombotic: α-linolenic acid can reduce plasma neutral fat (cholesterol, triglyceride) and blood pressure, thereby inhibiting thrombotic diseases and preventing myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
Inhibition of tumors: The metabolites of α-linolenic acid can directly reduce the number of cancer cells, weaken platelet aggregation, inhibit the production of diene prostaglandins, and restore and improve the human immune system. This can effectively prevent tumor formation and inhibit tumor metastasis.
Improve retinal reflex ability and improve vision
Beneficial for prenatal and postnatal care: α-linolenic acid is the basic substance of "brain gold" DHA. It is an essential nutrient for the development of fetal intelligence and vision. If you consume perilla oil to supplement alpha-linolenic acid in time during pregnancy, your child's IQ will increase by 20%-30%, and your child's vision will be more mature, and the chance of acquired myopia will be greatly reduced!