Perilla

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Dentidia

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae, the order Lamiales, and the family Lamiaceae. Ultimately, its specific taxonomic designation falls under the genus Perilla.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution across several regions of the European continent. In Middle Europe, its presence is noted within the borders of Germany. Moving toward Southeastern Europe, the species can be found in both Italy and Romania. Its range extends further into Eastern Europe, specifically covering parts of South European Russia. Finally, the plant is also widely distributed throughout Ukraine.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Perilla has 2 reported plant parts identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, seed.

Leaf

1. Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin
2. Ultrasonics sonochemistry
3. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Seed

1. Food chemistry
2. Nature communications

Chemicals

Perilla has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Anthocyanins, rosmarinic acid.

Anthocyanins

1. Journal of natural medicines

rosmarinic acid

1. Journal of natural medicines

Preparations

Perilla has 16 reported preparations identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include essential oil, PLE, Periella extract, aqueous preparation, crude oil.

Essential oil

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Georgian medical news

Ple

1. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Periella extract

1. Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

Aqueous preparation

1. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Crude oil

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Herb

1. Nature communications

Intact seeds

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Oil plant

1. Nature communications

Perilla biotechnological phytocomplex

1. Pharmaceutics

Perilla crude extracts

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica