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Perilla frutescens (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Perilla
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
AROMADENDRENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil 3000.0 -0.72 Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower Lamparska, K. 1966. Studies on Vitamin C Dynamics in Perilla ocymoides and in Calendula officinalis Grown in Short and Long Day Conditions. Zesz Nauk Uniw Mikolaja Kopernika Toruniu Biol, 8: 69-.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 460.0 3286.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 200.0 -0.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 20000.0 143000.0 0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Seed 10000.0 85000.0 1.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf Essent. Oil 16000.0 0.72 Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Shoot Essent. Oil Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil 12000.0 1.26 Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 44.0 313.0 0.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 7.0 66.0 3.70 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 38000.0 -0.18 Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil 167000.0 1.23 Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-5-ALLYL-4-METHOXY-1,2-METHYLENEDIOXY-3-PHENYL 0 Leaf 8.0 Fujita, T., Nakayama, M. 1993. Aromatic Glycoside from Perilla frutescens. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho 05,86,087: 3 pp.
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Shoot Essent. Oil 4000.0 -0.67 Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil 6000.0 -0.73 Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
BETA-PINENE 13 Shoot Essent. Oil 8000.0 0.72 Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant Han, J. S. 1978. A Study on Sterol in Perilla frutescens. Yongnam Taehakkyo Nonmumjip Chayon Kwahak Pyon, 11: 211-215.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Endo, S., Ishizaki, T., Kimata, M. 1993. Fatty Acid and Sterol Compositions in the Seeds of Perilla frutescens and Linum Usitatissimum. Takyo Gakugei Daigaku Kiyo Dai-4-Bumon, 45: 27-32.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 *
Acaricide 3 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allelochemic 5 *
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 16 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphetaminagenic 1 *
Analgesic 9 *
Androgenic 1 *