 or gets rid of intestinal worms. I'm going way, way back as far as the medicinal uses. But it's used in a lot of traditional Mexican recipes, again. And here's the deal. It helps reduce gas, and it really does jazz up the taste. If you tasted that, it sort of tastes a little bit like perilla, but more with a peppery flavor. So most of the time, chefs are using it now, like the fresh leaves and the stems.