Diabetic patients can eat perilla occasionally, if used as a medicinal herb to treat diseases, it is recommended to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner.
Perilla belongs to the category of food with medicinal origin. As a medicinal herb, Perilla has the efficacy of detoxifying and dispersing cold (removing the cold from the muscle surface), promoting the lungs and resolving phlegm, promoting the circulation of qi and neutralizing the middle Jiao, and tranquilizing the fetus, etc. It is used for treating wind-cold episodes, coughing with excessive phlegm, distension of the chest and epigastric region, and nausea and vomiting. Perilla leaves should not be consumed by people with cold spleen and stomach, Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency.
If used as an ingredient, diabetic patients are allowed to eat perilla occasionally. If used as a medicinal herb and consumed for a long period of time, it is necessary to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for advice and identification of medication.
If diabetic patients need to consume perilla, it is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and it is not recommended to consume on their own.