Review Article

A Review on Bioactivities of Perilla: Progress in Research on the Functions of Perilla as Medicine and Food

Table 2

The main constituents in perillae herba [10].

ā€‰Compounds

Essential oil(āˆ’)-perillaldehyde, (+)-perillalcohol, (+)-limonene, alpha-pinene, and trans-shisool

PigmentCyanin and shisonin

Other compoundsRosmarinic acid, adenine, and arginine