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Basil (Sweet Basil)
| Common Name | Basil (Sweet Basil) |
| Genus / Species | Ocimum spp |
| Part Used | Leaf |
| Energetics | Pungent, bitter |
| Meridians | Liver, lung, large intestines |
| Active Constituents | Essential oil, containing estragole, eugenol, rosmarinic acid, linalool, allylbenzenes. Beta-caryophyllene Vitamin K Calcium Flavonoids – orientin and vicenin |
| Medicinal Uses | Anti-inflammatory Regulates blood sugar Digestive and liver stimulator Anti-oxidant – reduces chromosome damage (DNA protector) Improves interleukin – CD4 T helper cells Adrenocortical axis regulator Anti-stress or anti-anxiety Anti-immune suppression |
