Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens Purple-bronze leaves, a little like a coleus.

It can be isolated from Perilla frutescens.

Though known to several cultures by different names, the disparate varieties are now classified under the single species Perilla frutescens.

The other type of edible perilla (Perilla frutescens var.

Perilla frutescens var.

Perillartine is the oxime of perillaldehyde,which is found in Perilla frutescens (Lamiaceae).

Collect seed or let annuals like larkspur, Perilla frutescens and Nigella damascena self-sow.

Perilla frutescens - the singlemost important species in the genus that includes shiso, "wild sesame" and essentially all cultivated varieties.

Perilla ketone is present in the leaves and seeds of purple mint (Perilla frutescens), which is toxic to some animals.

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt.

The Japanese name for the variety of perilla normally used in Japanese cuisine (Perilla frutescens var.

Perilla oil is obtained from the seeds of herbs of the genus Perilla, usually from the species Perilla frutescens.

Purple perilla (Perilla frutescens nankinensis) is in vogue again among herb gardeners, who grow it as the Japanese herb red shiso.

Unlike the Perilla frutescens counterpart, the leaves on the Vietnamese perilla have green color on the top side and purplish red on the bottom side.

Perilla frutescens has been widely naturalized in parts of the United States and Canada, from Texas and Florida north to Connecticut and into Ontario, and west to Nebraska.

Makino T, Ono T, Muso E, Honda G. Inhibitory effect of Perilla frutescens and its phenolic constituents on cultured murine mesangial cell proliferation.

All the plants mentioned are likely to be available from good garden centres, but cannas are not often sold as growing plants, and Perilla frutescens may be difficult to find as plants (seed is widely available).