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Perilla is an Asian herbaceous plant, an aromatic leafy vegetable native to mountainous areas from India to China, but cultivated and consumed mainly in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.

A member of the mint family, it has both culinary and medicinal purposes. There are many varieties but the red- and green-leafed varieties are the most common.

According to the ancient Chinese classics, was used to treat fish

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