Sunday, July 16, 2017

Health Benefits of Sweet Basil

 Name: Holy Basil, Great Basil, Saint-Joseph's-wort, Sweet Basil

Scientific Name:  Ocimum basilicum  or Ocimum sanctum, Labiatae (Family)


 Medicinal Properties:

The medicinal properties of Basil have been studied in hundreds of scientific studies and proved many medicinal properties. These are antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anti malarial, anthelmintic), mosquito repellent, anti-antioxidant, anti-cataract, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive, radioprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-diabetic, anti-hypercholesterolemia, antihypertensive, anticarcinogenic, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-allergic, immune modulatory, central nervous system depressant, memory enhancement, antiasthmatic, anti-tussive, diaphoretic, anti-thyroid, anti-fertility, anti-ulcer, antiemetic, antispasmodic, antiarthritic, adaptogenic, anti-stress, anti-cataract, anti-leukoderma and anticoagulant activities.

Basil Tea Benefits:

Basil Tea used for anxiety
Basil Tea used for a cough
Basil Tea used for weight loss
Basil Tea used For Fever
Basil Tea used for skin Beauty

Basil Tea side effects:

Basil tea may induce labor, So pregnancy women have to aware of this.


 Basil Products
Basil called Divine herbs and elixir herb.  This is used long for medicines, varnishes, and perfumes. You can also eat raw powder or make a tea for a cure cough, cold and infection, and it has the ability to control various diseases and insects. Basil has the property to heat our body and remove the sputum and heal the heat inside the body. It also has a tendency to increase sweat. This will help the baby get rid of cold and cough, for that take a drink of little honey with the basil tea. Bubbles in our body are easily healed if the basil leaves are poured onto that. Basil juice is an excellent remedy for skin diseases.

Stream the basil leaves and intake to Increase appetite for morning and evening before food.  It strengthens our heart and liver.  It Removes the mucous and increases the breastfeeding. Boiled leaf juice clears all ear problems as an ear drop.  This seeds 5mg take with betel leaves will get rid of premature ejaculation and help to good erection.During the rainy season, the basil leaf drinking like tea prevent the disease like malaria or flu. Those who suffer from the throat infection will have good results if they drink basil tea.

Lice and dandruff will be removed, If you use basil juice along with equal amount of lemon juice and rub it on the head once a week.

Pain in the tooth will be reduced with basil juice mixed with small amount of camphor. minor cuts and injuries soon are healed with a basil juice ointment. If you grow basil plant in your homes, the mosquitoes will not come.

Basil leaf acts as a good nervous strengthener and promotes memory. Basil, we can wear as a garland that develops some cosmic rays will protect you from many illnesses. It is also a simple contraceptive device. Every morning take basil 15 grammes on an empty stomach regularly, after 1 months you will not be conceived. This is only temporarily contraceptive for 3 to 4 months


Basil has been scientifically proven for lowering blood sugar levels and reduced blood pressure Basil acts as a natural COX-2 inhibitor, so it is a good pain killer because the COX-2 enzyme that causes pain and inflammation. Basil is the good source of vitamins C, A, magnesium, iron, and potassium. So it boosts up your natural immune system. Basil contains acetic acid So it can help to dissolve kidney stones. Basil is a natural detoxifier and has some mild diuretic powers, which will help lower the levels of uric acid in the body. 

Basil Leaves having very good scent flavour used in Italian cuisine.


While you buy the Basil Tea please check Organic, Caffeine free and certified by USDA, QAI, EU Organic authorities, NOP standards. If evaluated by FDA it will be better.



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