| Family Name | Lamiaceae |
| Scientific name | Ocimum basilicum |
| Common name | Basil, Sweet basil |
| Growth habit | Most are annual plant, moreover some are half-hardy annual plant |
| Leaf | Ovate leaf or ovate-lanceolate, opposite, light green, silky, 3β11 cm long and 1β6 cm broad. |
| Flower | Small, white in color and arranged in a terminal spike. Florescence from July to October |
| Fruit | Schizocarps. |
| More to learn | Basil has been used as a folk remedy for an enormous number of ailments, including boredom, cancer, convulsion, deafness, diarrhea, epilepsy, gout, hiccup, impotency, insanity, nausea, sore throat, toothaches, and whooping cough40. Basil is commonly used fresh in cooked recipes. In general, it is added at the last moment |
| Properties | relieving superficies syndrome with pungent and warm natured drugs, dampness digestion, blood circulation, detoxification |
| Treats | Sweating relieving, expelling wind and dampness, stop painful. For cold, headache, stomach distention, indigestion, stomach pain, enteritis, diarrhea, bone-setters throat, rheumatism and joint pain; topical treatment of snake bites, eczema, dermatitis. |
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