Can pregnant women eat perilla during pregnancy?

　　Perilla leaves are small soft branches with leaves of Perilla perillata and Perilla perillata of Lamiaceae. Perilla is an annual herb. Harvest from July to August in the south and from August to September in the north when the branches and leaves are luxuriant. Spread them on the ground or hang them in a ventilated place and pluck the leaves after they are dry.

　　1. Perilla leaves are mostly wrinkled and curled. When flattened, they are oval in shape. They are 4 to 11 cm long and 2.5 to 9 cm wide. The apex is long or sharp, the base is round or wide wedge-shaped, the edges are serrated, purple on both sides or green on the upper side, and there are many concave dot-like glandular scales on the lower surface. The petiole is 2 to 5 cm long, purple or purple-green, and brittle. The twigs are purple-green, with pith in the middle of the cross section. They have a fragrant aroma and a slightly pungent taste.

　　2. The leaves of wild perilla are mostly shriveled. When flattened, the leaves are oval in shape, 4 to 7 cm long and 2.5 to 5 cm wide. The leaves are green on both sides, dark green or purple, and have rounded edges.

　　The ones with intact leaves, purple color and strong aroma are the best.

　　nutritional value

　　Perilla is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine in China, and is mostly used in cooking by the Japanese, especially as an indispensable companion when eating sashimi. In a few areas of my country, it is also used as a vegetable or in tea. Perilla leaves are also called perilla leaves. They have the functions of relieving external cold, promoting qi and regulating the stomach. They are mainly used to treat wind and cold. cold、cough , chest and abdominal fullness, nausea and vomiting. The seeds, also known as perilla, have the functions of relieving coughs, asthma and phlegm. Perilla oil can be distilled from the whole plant of perilla. The oil produced from the seeds is also called perilla oil. Long-term consumption of perilla oil is beneficial to the treatment of coronary heart disease and Hyperlipidemia It has obvious curative effect.

　　Edible effect

　　Perilla leaves are pungent in taste and warm in nature; return to the lung and spleen meridians; aromatic and dispersing;

　　It has the functions of dispersing cold and relieving superficial symptoms, relieving lungs and relieving cough, regulating qi and harmonizing the central nervous system, anti-abortive and detoxifying;

　　Indications: Exogenous wind-cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache without sweating, cough and asthma, epigastric distention and nausea, and vomiting diarrhea , pharyngeal obstruction, pregnancy obstruction, fetal dysphoria, fish-eating crab poisoning, carbuncle and snake poisoning.

　　Applicable people

　　Patients with qi deficiency, yin deficiency and febrile disease should take it with caution.