Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum
Method: Steam distillation
Characteristics: A very pleasant, sweet, herbaceous, light refreshing odor
Healing Properties: Analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bacteriacide, carminative, cephalic, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, Stimulant, Vermifuge
Common Uses: Bronchitis, chronic colds, depression, dyspepsia, earache, epilepsy, fainting, fevers, gout, hiccough, hysteria, insomnia, mental fatigue, migraine, nausea, nervous tension, paralysis, respiratory disorders, vomiting, whooping cough
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