Perilla frutescens

Description

Perilla frutescens, known as zisu in China, as Silam in Nepal, as deulkkae or Korean perilla in Korea, and as egoma in Japan, is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and is traditionally grown in the Korean peninsula, southern China, Vietnam, Japan and India as a crop. A variety of this plant, P. frutescens var. crispa known as "shiso", is widely grown in Japan.