People living in rural areas may have seen the appearance of perilla leaves, especially in the south. The leaves of perilla frutescens are a bit like those of mint, but they are purple. Perilla leaves have many uses, and most people will use them as seasoning. For example, when frying snails, adding some perilla leaves will make the dishes more delicious.

The role of perilla leaves When it comes to the role of perilla leaves, we should not only say its benefits as a seasoning for dishes; In fact, perilla leaf is also a kind of medicinal material with great health care value. Chinese medicine has long discovered the good medicinal properties of perilla leaves and classified them as warm medicinal materials. In many prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, the shadow of perilla leaves can be seen.

The human body is divided into cold and heat. People with cold constitution are generally weak. If the cold is too bad, they may even have symptoms of shortness of breath and cough. Perilla leaves have a certain temperature, which means that we can drive away the cold by eating some perilla leaves. If we take some properly, we can effectively regulate the cold constitution.

People who sit in the office for a long time, because of lack of exercise, have not sweated normally for a long time, which is also unhealthy; Long-term lack of exercise may lead to bad symptoms such as poor blood circulation and hemorrhoids. This kind of people are especially suitable for eating some perilla leaves properly, which can help promote blood circulation and have the effect of sweating.

In addition, eating some perilla leaves is also good for our stomach. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" directly says that perilla leaves can eliminate abdominal distension symptoms and improve the digestive function of the stomach.

Side effects of perilla leaf Perilla leaf has many beneficial aspects to the body, but when we eat it, we should pay more attention to some side effects. Perilla leaf is a warm food, indicating that eating too much may cause the body to get angry; And pay special attention, if the body is already very angry, then eat less perilla leaves.

In addition, there is a saying in Materia Medica Xuan Tong that perilla leaves are "exhausted after eating for a long time", that is to say, not only people with hot constitution will aggravate the symptoms of excessive internal heat, but also people with cold constitution should pay attention not to eat too much or eat too long when taking perilla leaves to regulate their bodies, otherwise it will be harmful to their health.