This paper gives an account of the latest research of Perilla essential oil on the common extraction,main chemical composition,physiological activities,such as antioxidant,protecting the liver,anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory,as well as the application in food,health care,medicine,and chemical industry.Besides,it analyzes the reason why there exists weakness on the research and developing of essential oil from folium perillae in our country.Therefore,this text is in the expectation to provide theoretica...