Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum

Common name: basil.

English name: basil.

Parts used: leaves.

An annual aromatic herbaceous plant, originally from Asia, it was brought to the Mediterranean region by Alexander the Great.

Properties: fragrant, bacteriostatic, digestive, carminative, diuretic, and antispasmodic. Useful in insomnia and headaches.

Curiosity: the fresh bruised leaves applied on the bites of insects, such as mosquitoes, wasps and bees, quickly calm the pain and reduce swelling.

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