Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Cultivation of Perilla 3. Cell and Tissue Cultures of Perilla 4. Applications and Prescriptions of Perilla in Traditional Chinese Medicine 5. Anti-inflammatory and Antiallergic Activities of Perilla Extracts 6. Perilla and the Treatment of Allergy - A Review 7. A Clinical Investigation of Perilla Extract Cream for Atopic Dermatitis 8. The Development and Application of Perilla Extract as an Anti-Allergic Substance 9. Lipid Composition and Nutritional and Physiological Roles of Perilla Seed and its Oil 10. Chemical Studies on the Constituents of Perilla frutescens 11. Chemotypes and Pharmacological Activities of Perilla 12. Molecular Biology in Perilla frutescens: Isolation of Specifically Expressed Genes in Chemotypes 12. The Chemistry and Applications of Anthocyanins and Flavones from Perilla Leaves 14. Anthocyanins from Perilla

About the Author

Yu, He-ci; Kosuna, Kenichi; Haga, Megumi