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Can you grow perilla?

Perilla is not frost hardy, so plant out well after any threat. Mature leaves can be harvested eight weeks after sowing and you'll be able to continue to harvest all summer.

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Shiso perilla, better known as shiso in Japanese, tai to in Vietnamese and kkaennip or ggaenip in Korean, is one of those herbs that, if you know of it, you rave about and have myriads of recipes, including one for mojitos. I am experimenting with shiso soda as we speak. To everyone else it’s the herb that looks like nettles you’ll have tasted perhaps as tempura or wrapped around a fancy bit of sushi. But it is far more than a garnish and once you get a taste for it, you may find you want a ready supply, so it makes sense to grow your own. If you don’t fall in love with its taste, you will with its looks. It’s a very handsome plant. There are two main types of perilla: Perilla frutescens, the standard red and green forms, and P. frutescens var. crispa, which is the curly purple-leaved form often used in bedding displays (the Victorians were very fond of it).

Perilla frutescens var. crispa. Photograph: Alamy

The green form is more flavoursome and the one most widely used in cooking. The taste is hard to pin down – it is in the mint family and there’s definitely a strong note of that, as well as coriander, basil, cinnamon, anise, something a little perfumed and a hint of citrus. It’s odd and not like anything else, but it is quickly very addictive. The red and purple forms are traditionally used in pickling where it tinges everything a violet hue, including umeboshi, the Japanese sour plum pickle. Saying that, the baby leaves of these make a delightful garnish and it’s worth growing them as a microleaf for this reason. If you want large leaves, though, you’ll need to give them space, 30cm each way between plants, and both green and purple forms will do best in full sun, well-drained soil and can happily be grown in a pot – just keep pinching out the growing tips. Soaking the seed for four to eight hours before sowing speeds up germination. Perilla needs to germinate in damp conditions at around 20C so it’s best started off in a heated propagator with either a propagator lid or a clear plastic bag to keep in moisture. It also needs light to germinate, so cover it with the bare minimum of compost or surface sow. It should be up in 14 days and you can prick plants out at three to five leaves. Perilla is not frost hardy, so plant out well after any threat. Mature leaves can be harvested eight weeks after sowing and you’ll be able to continue to harvest all summer.

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What herbs can cause liver damage?

In fact, some common herbs could cause toxic liver disease. Watch out for supplements that contain aloe vera, black cohosh, cascara, chaparral, comfrey, ephedra, or kava.

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Toxic liver disease is damage to your liver. It’s also called hepatotoxicity or toxic hepatitis. It can cause serious symptoms or liver damage if you don’t get help. Medications, herbal supplements, chemicals, solvents, and alcohol are all possible causes of hepatotoxicity. What Happens in Toxic Liver Disease? Your liver filters everything that goes into your body. It clears out alcohol, drugs, and chemicals from your blood. Then it processes the unwanted bits so you can flush them out through your urine or bile. Sometimes, as your liver does its job to process your blood, toxins form. They can inflame and damage your liver. Toxic liver disease may be mild or severe. If it goes on for a while, it could cause permanent liver scarring or cirrhosis. This can lead to liver failure or even death. In some severe cases, as with acetaminophen, even short-term use can be enough to cause liver failure.

What Are the Symptoms? You may notice: Fever

Diarrhea

Dark-colored urine

Itching

Jaundice, or yellowish eyes and skin

Headaches

No appetite

Nausea

Pain in your stomach

Vomiting

Weight loss

White or gray stool Symptoms may crop up hours after you come in contact with the cause. You may also feel slowly worse over days or weeks of regular exposure.

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