Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.25-02-2010

Sweet Basil

Plant names
English Sweet Basil, basil, Basilicon, Basilicum, Common Basil, Cuban Basil, Greek Basil, Joy of the Mountain, Sweet or Common Basil
Latin Ocimum basilicum Linne, Ocymum basilicum
Plant partsAerial parts, Essential oil, Herb / Grass, Leaf, Oil, Rhizome, Underground stem, Seed
Diseases & Uses
Diseases a sore throat, Abdominal cramp, Abdominal spasms, Abdominal trouble, Abrasion, Anthelmintics, Anthrax, Anticonvulsant, AntiRheumatic, antiseptic, Aphrodisiac, biliary disorders, bites, Bladder diseases, Bladder infections, Bladder stone, Bloating, Bronchitis, Carminative, catarrh of the bladder, complaints of urinary system, constipation, cough, cut, digestive disturbance, disease of the eye, disorder of the kidneys, distributing, diuretic, dyspepsia, facewash, failing memory, fever, furuncle, Gastric catarrh, good for the stomach, Gout, Indolent ulcers, influenza, intestinal infection, kidney affection, laxative, migraine, Mucolytic agent, Nervous complaints of stomach, Pain, Pickmeup, poorly healing sores, promotes sexual desire, pulmonary tuberculosis, relaxes the nervous system, rubbing remedy, sore, sweatinducing, thrush, Tonic, weak nerves, wounds
Women's diseases Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, climacteric
Foods Aromatic, culinary herb, liqueur production, tea substitute, Vegetable
Other uses Aromatherapeutic use, cosmetic use, magic power, repel flies
Ingredients
 (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-Terpenyl-Acetate, Alpha-Terpinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Alpha-Terpineol-Acetate, Alpha-thujone, anethol, Anthocyanin, antiseptic properties, Apigenin, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, basil camphor, benz-Aldehyde, Benzyl-Alcohol, Beta-Bisabolene, 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, 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, Estragole, eugenol, Eugenol-Methyl-Ether, Farnesol, fat, Fenchone, Fibres, flavonoid, Furfural, Gamma-Cadinene, Gamma-Terpinene, Geranial, Geraniol, Geranyl-Acetate, Glutamic acid, Glycine, glycoside, 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-Eugenol, Methyl-Isoeugenol, mucilage, myrcene, Neral, Nerol, Nerolidol, 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, Quercetin-Glycoside, Riboflavin, Rosmarinic-Acid, rutin, Sabinene, 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 B3, Vitamin C, water, Xylose, zinc

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