Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.23-03-2008

Basil

Plant names
English Basil, Basilicon, Basilicum, Common Basil, Cuban Basil, Greek Basil, Joy of the Mountain, Sweet Basil, Sweet or Common Basil
Latin Ocimum basilicum Linne, Ocymum basilicum
Plant partsEssential oil, Herb / Grass, Leaf, Oil, Rhizome, Seed
Diseases & Uses
Diseases a sore throat, Abdominal cramp, Abdominal spasms, Abdominal trouble, Abrasion, Aids digestion, Anthrax, Antibacterial, Anticonvulsant, Antigout, AntiRheumatic, aphrodisiac, biliary disorders, bites, Bladder infections, Bladder stone, bloating, Bronchitis, Carminative, catarrh of the bladder, complaints of urinary system, constipation, cough, cut, digestive disturbance, Disease of the bladder, disease of the eye, disorder of the kidneys, distributing, Diuretic, expectorant, facewash, failing memory, fever, Furuncle, Gastric catarrh, good for the stomach, Influenza, intestinal infection, kidney affection, laxative, migraine, Nervous complaints of stomach, Pain, Pickmeup, poorly healing sores, promotes sexual desire, pulmonary tuberculosis, relaxes the nervous system, rubbing remedy, slowhealing sores, sore, sweatinducing, thrush, Tonic, weak nerves, wounds
Women's diseases Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, climacteric
Foods Aromatic, culinary herb, tea substitute, Vegetable
Other uses Anthelmintic, Aromatherapeutic use, cosmetic use, magic power, repel flies
Contents
 (e)-Beta-Farnesene, (e)-Beta-Ocimene, (z)-Beta-Farnesene, 1,8-Cineol, 2-Ethyl-Furan, 3-Methyl-Butan-1-Al, acetic acid, Aesculin, Alanine, Alpha-Bisabolol, Alpha-Cadinene, Alpha-Caryophyllene, Alpha-Farnesene, Alpha-Humulene, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Selinene, Alpha-Terpinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Alpha-Terpineol-Acetate, Alpha-Terpinyl-Acetate, Alpha-thujone, anethol, anthocyanin, antiseptic properties, Apigenin, arginine, Ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, basil camphor, benz-Aldehyde, Benzyl-Alcohol, Beta-Bourbonene, Beta-Cadinene, Beta-carotene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Beta-Cymene, Beta-Ionone, Beta-Myrcene, Beta-ocimene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Selinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Beta-Terpinene, Beta-Thujone, borneol, Borneol-Acetate, Boron, butanoic-Acid, caffeic acid, calcium, Campesterol, Camphene, Campherol, Camphor, caproic-Acid, Carbohydrates, carvacrol, carvone, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene-Oxide, Cineol, Cinnamic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, Cis-Allo-Ocimene, Cis-Cinnamic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, Cis-Geranyl-Acetone, Cis-Limonene, Cis-Ocimene, Citral, Citronellol, Copper, Cyclohexanol, Cystine, D-Arabinose, Delta-Cadinene, D-Galactose, Elemol, Esculetin, Esculin, essential oil, Estragol, eugenol, Eugenol-Methyl-Ether, Farnesol, fat, Fenchone, Fibres, flavonoid, Furfural, Gamma-Cadinene, Gamma-Terpinene, Geranial, Geraniol, Geranyl-Acetate, Glucoside, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Hexahydrofarnesyl-Acetone, Histidine, Humulene, Iron, Isocaryophyllene, Iso-Eugenol, Isoeugenol-Methyl-Ether, Isoleucine, isoquercitrin, Leucine, limonene, linalool, linalyl-Acetate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Luteolin, Lysine, Magnesium, Manganese, menthol, menthone, Methionine, Methyl chavicol, Methyl-Eugenol, Methyl-Isoeugenol, mucilage, myrcene, Neral, Nerol, Nerolidol, Niacin, Ocimene, Octan-1-Ol, Octan-1-Ol-Acetate, Octanol, Oleanolic-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Palmitic-Acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, P-Cymene, phellandrene, Phenyl-Ethyl-Alcohol, Phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polysaccharide, potassium, Proline, Propionic-Acid, Proteins, Quercetin, Riboflavin, Rosmarinic-Acid, rutin, Safrol, Saponins, Serine, Sodium, Stearic-Acid, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, Tannic acid, Tannin, Tanning agents, terpene, Terpinen-1-Ol, Terpinen-4-Ol, terpinene, Terpinolene, Thiamine, Threonine, Thymol, Trans-Allo-Ocimene, Trans-Cinnamic-Acid, Trans-Cinnamic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, Trans-Ocimene, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Ursolic-Acid, valeric acid, Valine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Water, Xylose, zinc

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Kilde: LiberHerbarum/Pn0066