Oscimum Basilicum, commonly known as sweet basil, is a culinary herb from the mint family that can be used to treat various digestive issues like diarrhea, constipation, and indigestion due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. It also has antiviral properties and can help fight flu and coughs when made into a gargle or tea. In addition to its culinary and medicinal uses, basil contains various nutrients and can help strengthen glands and systems in the body while helping with issues like anxiety, insomnia, and migraines when consumed as an infusion, tea, or essential oil.

1. The Uses of Basil (Oscimum Basilicum)
Oscimum Basilicum of the family Lamiacea is better known as Sweet Basil.
It is a culinary herb that can be used for stomach spasms, kidney conditions and a diseased
nasal.
Basil is popular in salads and added to many foods for a culinary delight.
It can also double as an insect repellant as well as helping out with a snake bite.
Do you suffer from diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, gas, nausea, vomiting, or worms?
Basil can help out your digestive system with its antioxidant, antiviral and antimicrobial
properties to fight the germs.
Oscimum Basilicum fights against salmonella spp, staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and
psuedomaonas as the study showed.
It will even help with flu season to make a gargle astringent or if you have a cough and
cold.
Basil essential oil can strengthen the suprarenal glands, nervous system and help your
brain.
It can help with anxiety, insomnia, vertigo, migraines and mental strain.
Garden basil contains nutrients like calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B2 and
is high in A and C.
Try brewing it in an infusion or make some medicinal herbal tea.
Botanical Body Balance

2. Resources:
American College of Healthcare Sciences, Herb 304.pdf (pp 236-239)
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