The yield of purple perilla in Duanzhou is relatively high. It is heat-resistant, drought-resistant with few diseases and pests, and it is a natural pollution-free vegetable. The edible part is the tender stem and leaves, which are particularly rich in iron and manganese. The specialty of Duanzhou, purple perilla, contains 7.5 mg of iron and up to 8.13 mg of manganese per 100 grams of edible parts. It also contains medicinal ingredient flavonoid, and has the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, detoxifying and clearing heat. It has good health-care effects on children and the elderly.