Perilla includes review articles describing the cultivation, traditional and modern applications, the chemical, pharmacological, medical and clinical studies of this plant and its active compounds. The cell culture of Perilla, the genetic control of the plant, and the isolation and structural elucidation of a number of its active compounds such as terpenoids, phenolics, glycosides, flavonoids and anthocyanins are discussed. Also reflected is the use of Perilla seed oil, containing a high degree of a-linolenic acid (n-3 fatty acid) an essential fatty acid in human nutrition and beneficial in the treatment of disease. Special focus is given to the recent development in the preparation and application of Perilla leaf extract for the treatment of allergies. This comprehensive treatment of Perilla should be of interest to everyone involved in medicinal and aromatic plant research.
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I clearly remember in my childhood that, whenever we cooked crab or some other sea food, my parents would ask me to go to the Chinese medicine store to buy some herb leaves which was just what this book will describe-Perilla (Perilla frutescens Britt.), family Labiatae (Lamiaceae). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perilla extract, perilla anthocyanins, frutescens cells, cell aggregate sizes, purple leaf variety, perilla oil, light irradiation intensity, perilla seed, anthocyanidin nucleus, monoterpene glucosides, anthocyanin production, initial sucrose concentration, grape anthocyanins, anthocyanin content, anthocyanin extract, spent brine, total anthocyanin, subculture period, anthocyanin formation, major lipid classes, magnolia bark, rosmarinic acid, extract cream, anthocyanin biosynthesis, sterol fraction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chinese Academy of Medical Science, English Abstract, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, New York, Oil Chem, Planta Medica, Food Chem, International Rhinitis Management Working Group, Perillae Herba, Academic Press, Folium Perillae, Food Sci, Jiangsu New Medical College, Kitasato Institute, Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, Osaka Univ, Cancer Lett, Chungshan Medical College, Korea Republic, Observation Non, Symptoms Improvement Item, Tumour Necrosis Factor, Water Perilla New!
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I clearly remember in my childhood that, whenever we cooked crab or some other sea food, my parents would ask me to go to the Chinese medicine store to buy some herb leaves which was just what this book will describe-Perilla (Perilla frutescens Britt.), family Labiatae (Lamiaceae). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perilla extract, perilla anthocyanins, frutescens cells, cell aggregate sizes, purple leaf variety, perilla oil, light irradiation intensity, perilla seed, anthocyanidin nucleus, monoterpene glucosides, anthocyanin production, initial sucrose concentration, grape anthocyanins, anthocyanin content, anthocyanin extract, spent brine, total anthocyanin, subculture period, anthocyanin formation, major lipid classes, magnolia bark, rosmarinic acid, extract cream, anthocyanin biosynthesis, sterol fraction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chinese Academy of Medical Science, English Abstract, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, New York, Oil Chem, Planta Medica, Food Chem, International Rhinitis Management Working Group, Perillae Herba, Academic Press, Folium Perillae, Food Sci, Jiangsu New Medical College, Kitasato Institute, Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, Osaka Univ, Cancer Lett, Chungshan Medical College, Korea Republic, Observation Non, Symptoms Improvement Item, Tumour Necrosis Factor, Water Perilla New!
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- Anthocyanins As Food Colors (Food Science & Technology International) by Pericles Markakis on 4 pages
- Medicinal Plants by Rh Value Publishing on page 140
- Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products: Volume 2, Fourth Edition by Daniel Swern on page 107
- Food Chemistry (Food Science and Technology) by Owen R. Fennema in Back Matter
- The Japanese Pharmacopoeia (Pharmacopoeia of Japan) by Yakuji Nippo Ltd on page 45
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