Perilla frutescens
The purple shiso of Japanese kitchens: its rosmarinic acid settles the mast cell.
Zi Su Ye紫苏叶Traditional Chinese medicine
The leaf was used to drive out wind-cold, settle the stomach and counter sickness from bad fish or shellfish.
Source: ShennongAlpha NMM-01W5, Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020 | Igarashi M, Miyazaki Y. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2013;2013:925342
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What the evidence shows
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In a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 93 adults aged 55 and over, purple perilla leaf improved word recall, delayed recall and word recognition.
Topped a dozen everyday fruits and vegetables at switching on the antioxidant response element, and the activity tracked to one chalcone that kept cells alive against a nerve toxin.
Where it appears
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- ALZ (Memory Preservation)
- Autonomous (Executive Command)
- Spice (Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenol Powerhouse)
- Lung Power (Respiratory Capacity)
- NAD+ Booster (Cellular Energy Currency)
- NRF2 Activator (Endogenous Antioxidant Induction)