Zi Su Ye Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Zi Su Ye (Perilla frutescens) is perilla or shiso, an aromatic annual of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to China and India and widely grown in East Asia as a culinary herb and oilseed. It grows 60 to 100 cm tall with square stems and broad, oval, coarsely toothed leaves that may be green or deep purple,. Spikes of small white to purple flowers in late summer are followed by tiny brown-grey nutlets, the perilla seeds. We extract the dried leaf, fruit and seed separately.