Aromatherapy Essential Oil of Basil

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Essential Oil of Basil (Ocimum basilicum or European Basil) Abbr: Bas    [to top of page]
A tender annual herb, with dark green ovate leaves, which are grayish-green underneath. It has an erect stem that grows up to 60 cm high, with whorls of two-lipped greenish or pink-white flowers.
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Odour of Essential Oil of Basil: Penetrating, refreshing herbal, sweet spicy (licorice scent).
Colour of Essential Oil of Basil: Colourless or pale yellow.
Source of Essential Oil of Basil: Leaves.
Method of Extraction of Basil: Steam distillation.
Properties of Essential Oil of Basil: Antibacterial, Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Cephalic, Digestive, Emmenagogic, Febrifuge, Nervine, Stimulant.
Actions of Essential Oil of Basil: Anti-depressant, calming, detoxifies, relaxes muscles.
Circulatory: Gout, rheumatism.
Digestion: Colic, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting.
Genito-Urinary: Menses - irregular, scanty periods.
Immune: Colds, fever, flu, viral infection.
Muscular: Aches and pains, cramps, multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, muscle stiffness.
Nervous: Anxiety, depression, epilepsy, exhaustion, fainting, fatigue, insomnia, headache - migraine, multiple sclerosis, nervous exhaustion, paralysis.
Respiratory: Asthma, bronchitis, cough, earache, emphysema, sinus congestion, whooping cough.
Skeletal: Arthritis, earache, rheumatism.
Medical Terms: Arthritis.
Mental/Emotional Symptoms: Anxiety, calming, clarifying, depression, exhaustion, migraine, relaxing.
Cautions for Essential Oil of Basil: May irritate sensitive skin.
Contra-Indications for Basil: Pregnancy - do not use.
Comments on Basil: Basil is a lovely aromatic oil, used most successfully for respiratory conditions.~Basil is also an excellent oil to relieve mental fatigue and is used with Rosemary for mental clarity.~Basil is helpful in all sorts of nervous disorders and is an anti-spasmodic especially helpful with digestive problems.~The comforting aroma of Basil may be one thing that first attracted native populations of tropical Asia and Africa, where the plant originates.

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