JAPANESE BASIL Shiso is the Japanese name of the Perilla frutescens, a plant currently highly appreciated for its culinary use, previously widely used for medicinal purposes by oriental culture. In Chile (and other countries, of course) it was very popular as an ornamental plant, because its leaves are colored in a kind of gradient, with an intense purple center in the case of red and a light green that forms a beautiful contrast with the tones that are darkening towards the periphery in the case of green, the two main varieties . .
