Basil, okilo the basil, (ocimun basilicum). ID: 72-40

In addition to its wonderful essential oil, it also has beneficial properties in our health and in our taste. Its leaves are used in tinctures, as a spice, to flavor salads, salads and sauces. Its Olive Resin Used in confectionery and bakery products, the essential oil is used to flavor certain sausages, beverages, ice creams, bakery products, meat products as well as in aroma compositions.

Properties : Because it has tonic properties, basil is used in diseases of the nerves, in mental overwork and for the adrenal cortex, whose hormones affect the metabolism of organic and mineral substances. For strong memory, melancholy or nervous headaches, in cases of anxiety, nervous insomnia, dizziness, whooping cough, Also works antispasmodics in the stomach, in poor digestion, constipation, gastric spasms, gastritis milk production and secretion, while relieving abdominal bloating. Its decoction is a diuretic used in sandblasting, dysuria and urinary retention.

Active substances : Natural oil (oleoresin, estragole, cineole, linarol, tannin.

How to use : infusion, Decoction