The recent weather has made people uncomfortable all over, and my spleen and stomach have also gone wrong. I often have a bad appetite and indigestion recently.

In fact, when encountering these problems, soaking a leaf in water can be very helpful. And this kind of leaves can also be planted at home, which is very common ~

There is no suspense, it is perilla leaf.

Regulating qi and stomach, relieving cough and relaxing bowels are all treasures.

Chinese medicine believes that Perilla frutescens "cures lower qi and dispels cold". In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen said that "salt and plum brine are delicious, and Xia Yue cooked soup to drink", so it can be used as medicine and edible.

1. boiling water

Soaking perilla in water can prevent colds, moisten the intestines and relax the bowels, and relieve fullness in the chest and abdomen.

Health recommendation: perilla tea

Take 6 grams of perilla leaves, wash and drain them, put them in a cup, add boiling water and appropriate amount of sugar.

Health recommendation: perilla Jiang Shui

Take fresh perilla leaves 10 ~ 15g and wash them for later use. Cut ginger into 3-5 slices, add 2 bowls of water and fry with slow fire to 1 bowl of water, then add perilla leaves and continue frying for 2-3 minutes.

Function: Suitable for cough due to wind-cold (cough, thin and white phlegm, aversion to cold and fever, anhidrosis, headache and body pain, nasal congestion and runny nose, white tongue coating).

Boiling plum soup in summer and mixing a few pieces of perilla can not only quench thirst, but also relieve summer heat. It is sweet and sour, and has a pleasant fragrance.

cook congee

Perilla can also be used to cook porridge, which is especially suitable for people with colds and coughs and chest discomfort.

Health recommendation: perilla porridge

Perilla leaves 15g, washed and drained, and shredded for later use. Japonica rice100g, washed and slightly soaked, and boiled into porridge. When the porridge is ready, add the perilla leaves and cook for a while.

If you like something light, you can eat it directly. If you like salt, you can add some salt to taste. If you like sweet, you can add brown sugar at the end, melt and mix well, and then turn off the heat.

Make seasoning

Perilla frutescens, as a seasoning, can remove fishy smell and improve taste, which is especially suitable for collocation with aquatic products.

When frying snails and cooking fish, shrimps and crabs, you can put some perilla leaves.

On the one hand, Perilla leaves are fragrant, which can enhance freshness and taste;

On the other hand, it can alleviate the discomfort caused by eating fish, shrimp and crabs. According to legend, Hua Tuo used perilla to decoct soup, which cured abdominal pain caused by eating crabs.

In addition to leaves, the stems and seeds of perilla can also be used as medicine, which can be described as a treasure.

Pharmacopoeia (20 15 edition) contains its leaves "relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold, promoting qi and regulating stomach", stems "regulating qi to relieve pain and prevent miscarriage" and seeds "reducing qi and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels".

The stem of perilla frutescens can be used to decoct water to drink, which can reduce swelling, relieve chest tightness and prevent miscarriage; It can also be used to soak feet and treat cough and asthma.

Perilla seeds are pressed into oil, which becomes perilla oil. Used for scrambled eggs, can nourish and protect the liver; Used to mix yogurt, it can clear the bowels and relax the bowels.

Planting a pot on the balcony is both beautiful and practical.

The plants of Perilla frutescens are purple, purple-green or green, with gradually changing leaf color, different front and back, and special fragrance.

It blooms in summer, and the flowers are reddish or white, clustered into tail-shaped strips, which are small and lovely. Easy to use and beautiful, home greening is the most suitable.

1. Seeding method

The seeds of perilla frutescens can be purchased by yourself, or harvested in autumn and dried, dug from the wild or purchased from some markets.

When sowing, the seeds should be soaked in clear water for 4 hours, then evenly spread on the soil, covered with shallow soil, placed in a sunny place (direct sunlight should be avoided), watered and sprayed on the soil surface in time to keep the soil moist, but be careful not to accumulate water.

Usually, seeds can germinate in 1~2 weeks, then grow for about 1 month, and then transplant into pots to leave more room for growth.

2. Cutting method

Novices recommend pruning shears.

Cut off the strong branches about 10 cm, cut off the old leaves to leave the young leaves, and cut off the larger leaves in half. Insert the treated branches and leaves into the pot soil of 1~2 cm, water them regularly to avoid direct sunlight, and they can survive in about a week.

When plants flourish, they are used at harvest. Falling flowers and seeds in autumn can continue to sow next year.